Mexico deals with surge of illegal migrants from Central America

(Vatican Radio) Mexican Authorities say there's a surge of illegal migrants from Central America being caught in Mexico, trying to cross the Border into the United States.  James Blears reports that this sharply contrasts with Mexican migrants, many of whom have decided to return from the US back to Mexico.

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Mexico's Ministry of Interior confirms that almost 200,000 undocumented migrants have been detained during 2015, which they say is the highest number for ten years.  92 percent are from Central America and of that, 45 percent come from Guatemala, trying to escape extreme poverty and organized crime. 

While security along the Mexico/US Border, has been tightened, Mexican Authorties concede their Southern frontier remains porus.  The same can't be said for Mexicans.  Mexico's National Institute for Migration says that over the past five years, 93,000 more migrants have returned from the United States, than gone there.  One prime reason is the increasing scarcity of casual or unskilled Jobs, particularly in the industrial sector and in agriculture.