Child immigrants

Most everyone agrees that our immigration system is in need of overhaul. One aspect of it is the way unaccompanied children are treated. Putting aside the recent uproar of 2,000 who were separated from their parents consider the total cost of caring for children. The cost of caring for immigrant children is now $775 per day according to NBC News. Most of these facilities are operated by the government but some are private non-profits and one well known is Southwest Key Programs. Founded in 1987, Southwest Key Programs aims to provide housing and education for youth and families. The nonprofit’s CEO, Juan Sanchez, is gaining monumentally from this deal. His compensation has increased drastically over the past eight years, raising from $269,000 in 2010 to $1.5 million in 2016.