US Latinos Divided on Handling Influx of Undocumented Immigrant Children, Reform This Year ‘Very Important’

U.S. Latinos are divided on how to address the influx of undocumented Central American children entering the country, but a majority gave low marks to President Barack Obama's handling of the issue.

Unaccompanied and Undocumented in America: Maria Hinojosa of NPR's 'Latino USA' on the Treatment of Migrant Children in Detention Centers

By Nicole Akoukou Thompson
Maria Hinojosa has covered the story of unaccompanied, undocumented minors since 1999, watching the challenging reality unfold. She told Latin Post the U.S. government has known about these children for over a decade — back when there were as few as 1,000 crossing unaccompanied each year. The numbers "didn't jump up to 90,000 overnight."
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