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Illegal Immigration At Lowest Level In Over 20 Years

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A U.S. Border Patrol agent prepares to take an unaccompanied Salvadorian minor, 13, to a processing center after he crossed the Rio Grande from Mexico into the United States on July 24, 2014 in Mission, Texas. Tens of thousands of unaccompanied minors and immigrant families have crossed illegally into the United States this year and presented themselves to federal agents, causing a humanitarian crisis on the U.S.-Mexico border. (John Moore/Getty Images)
A U.S. Border Patrol agent prepares to take an unaccompanied Salvadorian minor, 13, to a processing center after he crossed the Rio Grande from Mexico into the United States on July 24, 2014 in Mission, Texas. Tens of thousands of unaccompanied minors and immigrant families have crossed illegally into the United States this year and presented themselves to federal agents, causing a humanitarian crisis on the U.S.-Mexico border. (John Moore/Getty Images)

Fewer immigrants are crossing the Southwestern border and entering the U.S. illegally now than at any other time in at least 20 years. Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson talks with Univision anchor Enrique Acevedo about what's behind the trend.

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  • Enrique Acevedo, anchor and correspondent at Univision. He tweets  @Enrique_Acevedo.

This segment aired on May 28, 2015.

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