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MISSION, Texas (AP) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Gil Kerlikowske (kur-lih-KOW'-skee) is to highlight the dangers of illegal immigration by visiting a South Texas riverfront park that's a busy crossing point. Kerlikowske's visit to Anzalduas Park in Mission comes two days after Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson delivered a similar message on a visit to McAllen... Read Mor

Since October, more than 52,000 unaccompanied children, most from Central America, have been apprehended entering the U.S. illegally.

The issue of border security reached a fever pitch in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. And it’s only gotten hotter ever since. We’ve heard every proposal from fences to walls to armed security units to help seal the border