Jason Frederick Lambacher’s International Relations course hosts HHS official for discussion on unaccompanied child migrants at the U.S. Souther border

Jason’s International Relations course welcomed Mary Myslewicz, Unaccompanied Children Program Policy Advisor with the U.S Department of Health and Human Services for a discussion about immigration policy as it affects children at the U.S. Souther Border. Mary delivered a presentation that separated fact from media fiction when it comes to what the federal government is obligated to do as a matter of law when it encounters unaccompanied children who enter U.S. territory, as well as changes in enforcement of such law under different administrations. Mary discussed the tragic stories of many children and the difficult work she does trying to care for them in the face of a recalcitrant bureaucracy, media scrutiny, and widespread hysteria about immigration and borders, especially during an election year. Students prepared well-researched questions in advance and the presentation transitioned into an enriching, if challenging, conversation with a lively Q & A.