More than 10,500 unaccompanied minors streamed over US border over last 2 months

Friday, December 18, 2015
By Paul Martin

RT.com
18 Dec, 2015

Over 10,500 children, mostly from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, crossed the US border in October and November, an increase of 106 percent from the same time in 2014. Now Congress is being asked to set aside $400 million more for relief programs.

The Migration Policy Institute, a non-profit think tank, provided the figures showing a giant spike in unaccompanied minors entering the US illegally, and demonstrating a consistent rise in crossings since March. Last year’s overall figures were still higher, with more than 10,600 lone-traveling youngsters arriving in June alone. However, a rise in violence and troubles in Central America mean another large influx of migrants is all but guaranteed.

As an example, the homicide rate in El Salvador is as high as it has been in the 23 years since the country’s civil war ended and much of the region is drought-stricken.

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