What is obvious about these children and adults is that they are not refugees from a war. There are no reports of military invasion. The children are not wrapped in bandages being carried on stretchers. It is not an emergency situation. The juveniles are being brought here as proxies of citizens. They are entitled to many of the same benefits as those born in the country and some that citizens are not. As they reach age 18 they will be able to vote in some states even though they are not citizens. This is why Democrats fight voter ID laws. Each juvenile is worth 1/450,000 of a Congressional representative. There is a long-term electoral benefit. But that doesn’t explain the immediate utility they have to the DNM. For now they serve a more definite and useful function: they help maintain the campaign contributions of the DNM.
Illegal immigrant juveniles are not seen by the DNM as a burden. Rather, they are a source of public sector union support. Each juvenile will bring up to $3,000 in Federal block grants alone to the city, County, and State where they will live. Numerous Federal benefits will fall upon the specialists in English as a Second Language programs, WIC food support, rent subsidies, free health care, and other benefits.