Why not just take photographs of the kids and the potential parents and let them identify each other? 2300 children are not that much to parse for loving parents. Then, if identified, show the kid(s) about 10 pictures and let them identify their parents.
I don’t think it’s ethical to dna test children without parental consent. So you would need to have guardians appointed to approve testing.
There’s also an issue of undocumented immigrants / illegal aliens being pretty unlikely to consent from the parent’s side as this could be used against them.
What I think is a better idea is for parents to sign up before entering the country and being separated. But since 23andMe is probably out of the price range of asylum seekers that won’t work too well.
And I don’t see 23andMe launching a discounted/free service for low resource countries aimed at circumventing immigration controls.
There’s a separate issue of whether it’s ethical for parents to test their kids dna. My doctor won’t do it, and the researchers I work with won’t do it. But the FDA allows it [0].
Heh, I wonder how many dads are going to find out they're raising another man's kids.
Great headline though, this is one of 535 people who can make a substantial difference in immigration policy and they want someone else to do their own job.
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[ 0.16 ms ] story [ 101 ms ] threadThere’s also an issue of undocumented immigrants / illegal aliens being pretty unlikely to consent from the parent’s side as this could be used against them.
What I think is a better idea is for parents to sign up before entering the country and being separated. But since 23andMe is probably out of the price range of asylum seekers that won’t work too well.
And I don’t see 23andMe launching a discounted/free service for low resource countries aimed at circumventing immigration controls.
There’s a separate issue of whether it’s ethical for parents to test their kids dna. My doctor won’t do it, and the researchers I work with won’t do it. But the FDA allows it [0].
[0] https://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/u...
Great headline though, this is one of 535 people who can make a substantial difference in immigration policy and they want someone else to do their own job.