Read the excerpt from "Children of the Drug Wars." If many children don’t meet strict asylum criteria but face significant dangers if they return, the United States should consider allowing them to stay using humanitarian parole procedures we have employed in the past, for Cambodians and Haitians. It may be possible to transfer children and resettle them in other safe countries willing to share the burden. What is the author’s purpose in this excerpt?
Answer
A
to express an opinion about US asylum policies
B
to provide facts and details about Cambodian and Haitian children
C
to suggest a suspenseful atmosphere about the asylum process
D
to prompt feelings of sympathy in the reader
Explanation
The author argues that the United States should consider humanitarian parole for children who do not qualify for asylum but would face danger if returned. The suggestion to resettle children in other safe countries also proposes a policy response. This expresses an opinion about U.S. asylum policies, rather than supplying details about Cambodian or Haitian children.
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