Separate from unaccompanied children being sent to the state , family groups were also being sent by the federal government to Arizona , a process that has outraged Arizona lawmakers , including Gov . The number of undocumented children has spiked , straining Texas centers . In the past few years, more than a million unaccompanied minors have crossed into Mexico from Central America and entered Texas. Better weather , worsening economies in Central America may be factors . Arizona Gov . Jan Brewer objects to earlier family group transfers to her state .
The number of undocumented children has spiked , straining Texas centers . In the past few years, more than a million unaccompanied minors have crossed into Mexico from Central America and entered Texas. Better weather , worsening economies in Central America may be factors . Arizona Gov . Jan Brewer objects to earlier family group transfers to her state .