Second. it will enable the government to deport or deny admission to an individual who recruited or used child soldiers under the age of This legislation will send a clear message to those adults who deliberately and actively recruit or use children to wage war that there are real consequences to their actions. By holding such individuals criminally responsible. our country will help to deter the recruitment and use of child soldiers. Recognizing that adults often use drugs. threats. or other means to pressure child soldiers into committing serious human rights violations. including the recruitment of other children. this legislation seeks to hold adults accountable for their actions and is not intended to make inadmissible or deportable former child soldiers who participated in the recruitment of other children. Former child soldiers require extensive care and support from family and others in order to be rehabilitated and reintegrated into society. As Mr.
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