Question

which statement best supports the author’s purpose in \children of the drug wars,\ which is to persuade readers that the united states should do more to help immigrant children from honduras?

○ \three years ago, about 6,800 children were detained by united states immigration authorities and placed in federal custody; this year, as many as 90,000 children are expected to be picked up.\

○ \these children are facing threats similar to the forceful conscription of child soldiers by warlords in sudan or during the civil war in bosnia. being forced to sell drugs by narcos is no different from being forced into military service.\

○ \judges, who currently deny seven in 10 applications for asylum by people who are in deportation proceedings, must better understand the conditions these children are facing.\

○ \by deporting them directly from the refugee centers, the united states would discourage future non - refugees by showing that immigrants cannot be caught and released, and then avoid deportation by ignoring court orders to attend immigration hearings.\

Explanation:

To determine the best - supporting statement, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: It just presents data on the number of detained children. This data alone doesn't strongly argue for the US to help these children; it's more of a descriptive statistic.
• Option 2: By comparing the threats these Honduran immigrant children face (being forced to sell drugs) to the well - known and widely recognized severe human rights violations like the conscription of child soldiers in Sudan and during the Bosnian civil war, it emphasizes the gravity of the children's situation. This comparison makes a strong case for the US to take action to help them, as it shows the children are in a desperate and unjust situation that warrants intervention.
• Option 3: It focuses on judges' understanding of the children's conditions. While it implies that a change in judges' understanding could help, it doesn't directly show the need for the US to help the children in the same way as Option 2, which highlights the severity of the children's plight.
• Option 4: It discusses a deportation strategy to discourage non - refugees, which is not related to the author's purpose of persuading the US to help immigrant children from Honduras.

Answer:

B. "These children are facing threats similar to the forceful conscription of child soldiers by warlords in Sudan or during the civil war in Bosnia. Being forced to sell drugs by narcos is no different from being forced into military service."