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Sienna86

(2,149 posts) Mon Jun 18, 2018, 03:54 PM Jun 2018

American Red Cross

Has anyone heard from them as to any plans to check on the kids in the dentention sites?

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American Red Cross (Original Post) Sienna86 Jun 2018 OP

Good question. onecaliberal Jun 2018 #1

I would like to hear that they are trying to check on the kids. Sienna86 Jun 2018 #2

Not what the Red Cross does... brooklynite Jun 2018 #3

That's not really what we do Sailor65x1 Jun 2018 #4

Based on the frequency of calls, emails and texts I'm getting mythology Jun 2018 #5

The US president is titular head of the ARC The Blue Flower Jun 2018 #6

onecaliberal

(32,898 posts)

1. Good question.

Reply to Sienna86 (Original post)

Mon Jun 18, 2018, 03:59 PM

Jun 2018

Sienna86

(2,149 posts)

2. I would like to hear that they are trying to check on the kids.

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Mon Jun 18, 2018, 04:05 PM

Jun 2018

brooklynite

(94,729 posts)

3. Not what the Red Cross does...

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Mon Jun 18, 2018, 04:09 PM

Jun 2018

...there are plenty of advocacy group that can ATTEMPT to ascertain what condition the kids are in. The ARC only steps in when there's a known public recovery need from a natural disaster.

Sailor65x1

(554 posts)

4. That's not really what we do

Reply to Sienna86 (Original post)

Mon Jun 18, 2018, 04:26 PM

Jun 2018

Natural disasters, fires, etc., us. This sort of thing falls into another sandbox.

mythology

(9,527 posts)

5. Based on the frequency of calls, emails and texts I'm getting

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Mon Jun 18, 2018, 04:27 PM

Jun 2018

They are too busy trying to get my blood.

The Blue Flower

(5,444 posts)

6. The US president is titular head of the ARC

Reply to Sienna86 (Original post)

Mon Jun 18, 2018, 04:32 PM

Jun 2018

They don't respond to a national disaster unless the president requests it. I have written to the International Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva.

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