Unaccompanied children are crossing the US southern border in record numbers. Is this a US immigration crisis, making them undocumented immigrants, or is this a bigger international humanitarian crisis, making these kids refugees?

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answer:They expect 90,000 in the 2014 fiscal year. That’s a lot of people, in my opinion. According to the article, and common sense, word will spread and more will come. More that need shelter, services and money. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/06/us/faces-of-an-immigration-system-overwhelmed-by-women-and-children.html?module=Search&mabReward=relbias%3As%2C%5B%22RI%3A8%22% I am not thrilled that we’re going to be supporting all these people.

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