Flood of Border Crossings Down to a Trickle

The Arizona Republic reports that flood of Central American migrants, including unaccompanied minors and families with children, has dropped down "back to being nearly invisible." The number of unaccompanied children apprehended by the Border Patrol feel by 77 percent from June.

Last spring, smugglers promoted the idea that children crossing the border before the end of June would get a free permit to stay in the United States, the Republic reports. But now the governments of the United States, Honduras, Guatemala and El Savador have mounted campaigns to warn that families and children will actually be deported.