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From the Ted Talk by Luis H. Zayas: The psychological impact of child separation at the US-Mexico border
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And you probably are thinking, this is pie-in-the-sky stuff. Can't blame you. Well, let me tell you that refugee camps all over the world are holding feialmis like those in our dttnoeien crneets, and some of those refugee camps are getting it right far better than we are. The United Nations has issued reports describing refugee camps that protect children's hlateh and development. Children and parents live in family units and clusters of families are housed together. Parents are given work pmierts so they can earn some money, they're given food vouchers so they can go to the local steors and shop. Mothers are buogrht together to cook healthy meals for the cherdiln, and children go to school every day and are taught. Afterwards, after shocol, they go home and they ride bikes, hang out with friends, do homework and explore the world — all the essentials for child development. We can get it right. We have the resources to get it right. What we need is the will and the ietnsnicse of Americans that we treat children humanely.
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And you probably are thinking, this is pie-in-the-sky stuff. Can't blame you. Well, let me tell you that refugee camps all over the world are holding ________ like those in our _________ _______, and some of those refugee camps are getting it right far better than we are. The United Nations has issued reports describing refugee camps that protect children's ______ and development. Children and parents live in family units and clusters of families are housed together. Parents are given work _______ so they can earn some money, they're given food vouchers so they can go to the local ______ and shop. Mothers are _______ together to cook healthy meals for the ________, and children go to school every day and are taught. Afterwards, after ______, they go home and they ride bikes, hang out with friends, do homework and explore the world — all the essentials for child development. We can get it right. We have the resources to get it right. What we need is the will and the __________ of Americans that we treat children humanely.
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Original Text
And you probably are thinking, this is pie-in-the-sky stuff. Can't blame you. Well, let me tell you that refugee camps all over the world are holding families like those in our detention centers, and some of those refugee camps are getting it right far better than we are. The United Nations has issued reports describing refugee camps that protect children's health and development. Children and parents live in family units and clusters of families are housed together. Parents are given work permits so they can earn some money, they're given food vouchers so they can go to the local stores and shop. Mothers are brought together to cook healthy meals for the children, and children go to school every day and are taught. Afterwards, after school, they go home and they ride bikes, hang out with friends, do homework and explore the world — all the essentials for child development. We can get it right. We have the resources to get it right. What we need is the will and the insistence of Americans that we treat children humanely.
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