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We have nurses 24/7. and we have a team of doctors. >> first off is a medical exam. many arrive with conditions such as lice and chickenpox. but the doctor here says its their emotional damage that can be the toughest to treat. >> believe me, i -- it wwas jus indignant and outraged by our recent policies that hopefully are shifting removing kids from their parents, because we know this causes permanent trauma to the child and can affect their brain development, especially the younger kids. >> th...

If you have kids who are preverbal, you have the children of that age being separated from their parents, theres no telling what that does to a kid for the rest of their life. just in terms of their own development. >> absolutely. so the brain develops most rapidly between birth and three years of age. and thats when we want positive experiences and positive relationships to build that brain architecture correctly. and whats happening with these kids is that the trauma is causing something we re...

Recently is about for their parents. its not even about themselves. theyre like is my mom okay. is my dad going to be okay. where are they? whats happening? thats the anxiety. >> he said he isnt able to give more details about the children in his care, but he was still able to give us a sense of what happens when children arrive here. >> they come in here. we have nurses 24/7. and we have a team of doctors. >> first stop is a medical exam. many arrive with conditions is such as lies and chickenp...

Really silent. and this is not normal activity or brain development with these children. the takeaway is that these children need their parents. and if were going to do the right thing, if were going to first do no harm, were going to keep these children and parents together. >> and, doctor, i read you said the separation in your words you said is nothing less than government sanctioned child abuse. do you really think that this amounts to child abuse? >> this does amount to child abuse. these c...

Development of these kids. this is an unchecked fight or flight, a constant surge of hormones that is disrupting brain development, will cause emotional damage as well as physical harm. >> and i want to read another quote from this article, the age of the child matters. children under age 10 are of deep concern she said. those under 5 should get us running around with our hair on fire to get this practice stopped. so when these kids, if these kids are reunited with their parents, whats the behav...

Impact the kids. >> first, you have the stress from fleeing and you have the stress of separation which is basically added and can lead to significant emotional distress. the multiple dprgroups have bee unanimous. she describes this as something called toxic stress. that means you have basically an unchecked fight or flight constantly, the surge of cortisols and all of these hormones that could lead to disruptions and brain development that can have an impact on the children. the impact can be f...

Family values party? and one of the things we know about early childhood is that trauma lasts a lifetime, that it affects brain development, and that parents are best for a child. and then to rip these children off, nationally theyre typically put in an institution. and then after a while, theyre farmed out to some kind of foster parent somewhere. in one case, it seemed that two siblings had been sent to different foster parents. the parents have no idea, for a while at least, where their kids a...

>> finding a deterrent is easy. its a question of from killing back to lesser deterrents, where do you find the right one? >> thats right. i mean essentially its a policy question. its a moral question. and we have to protect not only our border, but we have to protect our values. and im afraid that right here the trump administration is deterring to protect our borders in a way that completely betrays our soul. >> lets listen to what john kelly had to say. i have to read what he had to say on n...

Tumble and rip you apart. thats what its designed to do. thats not a weapon thats used for hunting deer. and if you need 30 rounds to shoot a deer, you should find another hobby because you know thats -- youre not good. there are hobbies i would love to try that i cant do. >> i think the other thing, you know, as you were talking about trumps solution to this and arming students, i think -- >> teachers. >> and sean you probably notice this, we teach high school kids. when it comes to brain devel...

So easy to come about that anybody can get their hand osit, thats the main problem. why does somebody need a weapon that has a 30-round magazine? why do you have to have a weapon that can -- thats only designed to kill. that round is not really designed for hunting. its designed to kill. its designed to enter the body, tumble and rip you apart. thats what its designed to do. thats not a weapon thats used for hunting deer. and if you need 30 rounds to shoot a deer, you should find another hobby b...