Question

read the excerpt from \children of the drug wars.\ if many children dont meet strict asylum criteria but face significant dangers if they return, the united states should consider allowing them to stay using humanitarian parole procedures we have employed in the past, for cambodians and haitians. it may be possible to transfer children and resettle them in other safe countries willing to share the burden. what is the authors purpose in this excerpt? to express an opinion about us asylum policies to prompt feelings of sympathy in the reader to suggest a suspenseful atmosphere about the asylum process to provide facts and details about cambodian and haitian children

Explanation:

The author discusses a policy - related issue regarding children and asylum, suggesting a course of action for the US. This indicates an opinion about US asylum policies.

Answer:

to express an opinion about US asylum policies