In the past year and a half, there have been some 300,000 children that have crossed the border illegally into the United States through Mexico. These children are not only coming from Mexico, but also from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. They are being treated like criminals, and not like children that are escaping their homes in search of a better life for themselves. We need a Comprehensive Immigration Reform plan to protect these children to give them the best lives possible in this country.