Texas Gov . Rick Perry announces plans to close border at southern border . About 1 million people have been caught crossing the border nearly every year between 1983 until 2006 , but that number has dropped to about 400,000 in 2013 . He asked President Barack Obama previously to send guard troops . Nearly 200 unaccompanied minors have crossed the border since October . The situation is called a humanitarian crisis , and is at the heart of the immigration crisis .
Texas Gov . Rick Perry announces plans to close border at southern border . He asked President Barack Obama previously to send guard troops . Nearly 200 unaccompanied minors have crossed the border since October . The situation is called a humanitarian crisis , and is at the heart of the immigration crisis .