More Central Americans fleeing violence to enter U.S., suggesting another major surge
*The number of Central American families who crossed the border this September was twice what it was one year ago. The surge is expected to reach a high point in Spring. The obvious questions are: What are we doing to prepare? And will we see a repeat of the tired political narratives and practices of the past? VL
By Molly Hennessy-Fiske, The Los Angeles Times
The number of families illegally crossing the southern U.S. border has more than doubled over the same period last fall, prompting concern about a new surge of migrants from Central America.
[pullquote]Texas’ Rio Grande Valley has been the epicenter of both the earlier and the latest influx.[/pullquote]Many more unaccompanied children are also crossing, with 4,476 apprehended in September — an 85% increase over that month in 2014, according to new Border Patrol data.
“If that trend even continues a little bit, if things start to go up in February as they usually do, we could be looking at things getting really high, and by spring, you’re seeing an emergency,” said Adam Isacson, a senior associate at the Washington Office on Latin America, a human rights advocacy group.
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