Sheriff compares influx of children entering the country illegally to Katrina victims

by Mo Barnes

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New media reports are exposing the scope of the humanitarian crisis that is occurring at the Arizona and Texas border. Reports from the U.S. Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement estimate that close to 1,000 unaccompanied and undocumented children are crossing into the United States. These numbers have never been seen before and are straining state and federal resources as the children are being processed.