Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX.
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2019 Dec;58(12):1217-1218. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2019.05.029. Epub 2019 Jun 20.
On February 15, 2019, President Trump declared a national emergency at the border of the United States and Mexico stating that "We're talking about an invasion of our country with drugs, with human traffickers, with all types of criminals and gangs." As clinical scientists, we are able to unpack data from the federal government and other sources to evaluate this statement. In contrast to the declaration, available data fail to support an invasion of drugs and criminals and instead point to a real humanitarian emergency regarding the mental health of children and families migrating to the United States from Central America.
2019 年 2 月 15 日，特朗普总统在美国和墨西哥边境宣布国家进入紧急状态，称“我们正在谈论毒品、人口贩子、各类罪犯和帮派入侵我们的国家。”作为临床科学家，我们能够从联邦政府和其他来源中提取数据来评估这一声明。与这一声明相反，现有数据并不支持毒品和罪犯的入侵，而是指向从中美洲移民到美国的儿童和家庭的心理健康方面真正的人道主义紧急情况。
