You know that if a couple comes and they have an eight-year-old child and they are designated by you as irregular, obviously those parents are faced with a choice of either having their child stay in detention with them or having that child apprehended by the state. I'm a father of three, and I know what I would do in that situation. I would keep my eight-year-old with me rather than having the state take that child. So do you not agree with me that the bill still permits or will result in children who are under the age of 16 being in detention with their parents?
On March 27th, 2012. See this statement in context.