Pediatricians Speak Out Against President Trump’s Immigration Orders [NBC.com]

Samantha Sangenito 1/27/174:00 AM

President Donald Trump's new immigration orders are harmful and will worsen the plight of children fleeing for their lives, pediatricians said Wednesday.

And they will scare the children of immigrants already living in the country, causing toxic stress, the American Academy of Pediatrics said in a strongly worded statement.

"The Executive Orders signed today are harmful to immigrant children and families throughout our country," AAP President Fernando Stein said. "Many of the children who will be most affected are the victims of unspeakable violence and have been exposed to trauma.

[For more of this story, written by Maggie Fox, go to http://www.nbcnews.com/health/...ation-orders-n712296]

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