Immigrants caught at border believe families can stay in US

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of immigrant families caught illegally crossing the Mexican border told U.S. immigration agents they made the dangerous journey in part because they believed they would be permitted to stay in the United States and collect public benefits, according to internal intelligence files from the Homeland Security Department. The interviews with immigrants by federal agents were intended to help the Obama administration understand what might be driving a puzzling surge in the

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of immigrant families caught illegally crossing the Mexican border told U.S. immigration agents they made the dangerous journey in part because they believed they would be permitted to stay in the United States and collect public benefits, according to internal intelligence files from the Homeland Security Department. The interviews with immigrants by federal agents were intended to help the Obama administration understand what might be driving a puzzling surge in the…