Carter Campaign Responds to Unaccompanied Minor Crisis
The crisis on the U.S./Mexico border has recently caused waves in Georgia. Gov. Nathan Deal has weighed in on the number of unaccompanied minors sent to the state. Now, the campaign of his Democratic opponent, state Sen. Jason Carter, is responding.
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Gov. Deal wrote a sharply-worded letter to President Obama last week. Deal said the administration failed to prepare the state for the arrival of more than 1,000 Central American children. Rep. Pedro Marin, D-Duluth, serves on Jason Carter’s campaign committee. He says the federal government isn’t required to notify states when making decisions like that.
“I think more important is to protect the identity of the children, because we’re talking about minors and to make something like that public would be a disservice to the children and those families that are taking the children under their care,” he said.
The governor this week met with Latino leaders and media. He reportedly expressed compassion for the children, but reiterated the need for more communication from federal officials. Marin said he respected the group the governor chose. However, he said, it didn’t fully represent the state’s Latino leadership. But he declined to name who should’ve been in the meeting.
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