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A Republican congressman from Texas who toured a tent-like shelter for hundreds of minors who entered the country illegally said on Saturday the facility is a byproduct of a flawed immigration strategy. Federal authorities are separating children from their parents as families arrive at the border. Hurd said the treatment of minors should not be used as a threatening means to prevent others from entering the US. “This is a symptom of a flawed strategy and in the land of the free and home of the brave we shouldn’t use kids as deterrence,” said Hurd, who represents a vast border district that includes the port of entry. The US Department of Health and Human Services announced earlier in the week that it intended to open the shelter. The port is located about 40 miles south-east of El Paso in an area that is mostly desert and where temperatures routinely approach 100F (37C). The tent-like structures that comprise the shelter have air conditioning. Jeff Sessions accused of political bias in hiring immigration judges Read more The administration’s decision to separate children, combined with the flow of unaccompanied minors attempting to cross the border illegally, has prompted a surge in the number of children in US shelters. A smarter immigration strategy would address root problems such as economic instability and a breakdown in the rule of law in Central America, he said, while noting the need to use advanced technology and manpower to guard the border. “Building a 30ft-high wall is a fourth-century solution to a 21st-century problem,” he said, referring to Trump’s call to build a wall along every mile of border with Mexico.