U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-3) issued the following statement after St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay announced the city would be willing to accept undocumented children in Missouri as a result of the immigration crisis at our border:

“As a father and grandfather, it is my belief that we must do all we can to ease the suffering of these children who have arrived at our borders based on this Administration’s failed immigration policies. Congress is capable of helping the thousands of people, including young children, return safely home. While we are a compassionate nation we also are a nation of laws. We must do what is right for the safety of the American people and the well-being of the unfortunate souls lured here.”