Ernie Allen
Ernie Allen
Ernie Allenis an attorney who served as the President & CEO of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Childrenfor 23 years until June 2012, and the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Childrenuntil 2014...
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This is a remarkable recovery and we are overjoyed that it had a happy ending. We are thrilled the National Center could play such a vital role in bringing families together in the aftermath of such a devastating disaster.
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This (bust) is a very significant event. The multinational approach was really important.
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Our experience is that Wal-Mart is a company that cares about the community it serves and is willing to put itself on the line with major issues, not the least of which is bringing missing children home.
eliminate illegal people
People say it's crazy, but I don't think it is. If we can eliminate the credit-card use, the third-party payments, or any of the illegal mechanisms, we can make it a whole lot harder.
So much of what we've done started in Louisville.
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This is more about reunification and repairing. But it's extremely urgent. If you're separated from your child in a supermarket or department store for 10 minutes, it's something you never forget. Here are parents who are separated from their children for three weeks and don't know where they are.
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This is a growing problem, and America needs to wake up to it and do more.