Border Patrol Statistics 2014
In the past five years there has been a large increase in the number of unaccompanied minors encountered along the U.S.- Mexico border. The spike in numbers caught international media attention and quickly became a topic of political, economic and social debate. In 2015, the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol released statistics on the unaccompanied child migrants.
In the past five years there has been a large increase in the number of unaccompanied minors encountered along the U.S.- Mexico border. The spike in numbers caught international media attention and quickly became a topic of political, economic and social debate. In 2015 the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol released statistics on the unaccompanied child migrants.
This info-graphic illustrates the unaccompanied migrant children encounters by country, from 2009 through 2014.
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The Mexico Institute seeks to improve understanding, communication, and cooperation between Mexico and the United States by promoting original research, encouraging public discussion, and proposing policy options for enhancing the bilateral relationship. A binational Advisory Board, chaired by Luis Téllez and Earl Anthony Wayne, oversees the work of the Mexico Institute. Read more
Mexico Institute
The Mexico Institute seeks to improve understanding, communication, and cooperation between Mexico and the United States by promoting original research, encouraging public discussion, and proposing policy options for enhancing the bilateral relationship. A binational Advisory Board, chaired by Luis Téllez and Earl Anthony Wayne, oversees the work of the Mexico Institute. Read more
