Only six weeks ago , this story was limited to how we were going to respond to a mass exodus of brave and desperate children and teenagers being ferried across the U.S.-Mexico border by unscrupulous Mexican smugglers after escaping the clutches of ruthless street gangs in Honduras , Guatemala and El Salvador . Ruben Navarrette : Some might think the border crisis is a short-term concern . But it could be a long-term problem if we don't address it. U.S. efforts to turn back , or send back , immigrant children wo n't stem the tide , he says .
Ruben Navarrette : Some might think the border crisis is a short-term concern . But it could be a long-term problem if we don't address it. U.S. efforts to turn back , or send back , immigrant children wo n't stem the tide , he says .