Families set new record for illegal immigration

1. Illegal immigration across the southwest border actually ticked down in December  though the number of illegal immigrant families still shattered records with nearly 32,000 caught trying to jump the border, officials said Wednesday.
2. But other categories of illegal immigrants dropped, with fewer unaccompanied children caught at the border or stopped at the ports of entry, Homeland Security said.
3. Trump will travel to Texas to get a look at the border sector that's been most heavily affected by the recent surge of illegal immigrant children and families.
4. All told, agents arrested 50,753 people who tried to sneak into the U.S. between the ports of entry, while Customs and Border Protection officers encountered another 10,029 people who tried to enter without permission through official border crossings.
5. One major reason for the shift is that illegal immigration from Mexico has almost ceased, and instead has been replaced with migrants from Central America who take advantage of more lax treatment at the border, compared to Mexicans.
6. The numbers came a day after President Trump delivered his first Oval Office address, asking Congress to pony up money for more border security, including more than $5 billion to erect border fencing.

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