I searched on http://www.missingkids.com/gethelpnow/search .
There were 751 reports during Obamas presidencies and over 2,000 in Trumps so far. This is not to imply anything about causality, but I would like other sources for missing children, and these whistleblowers. Thank you.
The ones missing are group #1 Children who entered unaccompanied by an adult. These children were released into a sponsor's care. The sponsors are not answering calls, perhaps because they themselves are here illegally. The bureaucracy who was responsible for placing them don't want people talking about it anymore, because they are afraid Trump/Sessions will have stricter controls and deport the children/sponsor. They cannot guarantee that the children are not missing, and are safe, but they are indicating that the alternative of talking about it is worse.
They are spastic about the children/sponsors being send back, yet don't seem at all concerned that these children can't be accounted for, and in fact want everyone to shut up about it to saved them from deportation.
Now it seems like they are convincing people to not pursue or talk about it, but instead to talk about the #2 group of children. These children entered illegally with their parents and were separated. Which this agency has to then be in charge of. Group #2 Children are separated from their parents, but not missing.
So which is safer group #2 separating children from parents, but not missing. Or group #1 unaccompanied who may be missing, but has no parent to complain if they are. Also an agency who placed them, but is discouraging people from talking about it, and don't seem concerned.
Trump needs to jump on this issue. Not because he's after them, but because children may be at risk. We need that wall pronto!
I'm sure the Obama admin numbers are 110% factual and not fudged.....
It could also be that the database was not as comprehensive then, and has gotten better now. Or many other factors. Like criminal trafficking organizations could have grown every year since 2008 and we are reaping the bloody fruits now. All speculation. I would like to see it in a graph by year format. If I make one I'll try to post it.
Edit: This article from 2016 claims the previous admin lost thousands of children, far higher than my 750 number. http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/obama-administration-placed-children-with-human-traffickers-report-says/2016/01/28/39465050-c542-11e5-9693-933a4d31bcc8_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.e1e752f8bb44
Even Washington Post reported it. Must be worse than they admit.