NCJ Number
17897
Date Published
1975
Length
44 pages
Annotation
HIGHLIGHTS OF TOPICS DISCUSSED AT CONFERENCE TO FIND SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM OF JUVENILE ALIENS CROSSING THE U.S.-MEXICAN BORDER, COMMITTING CRIMES IN TEXAS, AND RETURNING TO THE MEXICAN SIDE WITHOUT PROSECUTION.
Abstract
THE CONFERENCE BEGAN BY EXAMINING THE HISTORY OF ALIEN FLOW ACRESS THE TEXAS-MEXICO BORDER. ATTENTION WAS THEN GIVEN TO ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN MEXICO, TRAFFIC PROBLEMS OF ALIEN FLOW ACROSS THE TEXAS-MEXICO BORDER, AND THE APPREHENDED JUVENILE ALIEN. OTHER TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE A SUMMARY OF PRESENT CASE DISPOSITIONS, LEGAL QUESTIONS AND ISSUES, AND COMMENTS ON POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS.