A recent spike in the number of children crossing the U.S. border alone, and the subsequent strain on the immigration system, have sparked a national debate. Here is what you need to know.
Children from countries in Latin America have been making the perilous journey to the U.S. border for decades, but there has been an increase in recent years.
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Starting in October 2011, the U.S. government recorded a dramatic rise in the number of children making the trip alone from three countries in Central America — Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador.
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The number of children crossing alone has especially surged over the past year, particularly in South Texas.
Through the end of June, border agents had apprehended more than 57,000 unaccompanied minors along the Southwest border, twice as many as they did all of last fiscal year.
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Three-quarters of them were picked up in the Rio Grande Valley, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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