`` `` Latino in America '' was 12 when she came to the U.S. illegally to find her mother . Agency : 9 children entered the U.S. illegally in 2008 by themselves . Expert : no more than 30 percent of those kids went before judges with no lawyer . Watch Marta 's story on the Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center 's `` Latino in America , '' tonight at 9 p.m . ET .
`` Marta '' was 12 when she came to the U.S. illegally to find her mother . Agency : 7,211 children entered the U.S. illegally in 2008 by themselves . Expert : As many as 50 percent of those kids went before judges with no lawyer . Watch Marta 's story on CNN 's `` Latino in America , '' tonight at 9 p.m . ET .