Indeed. If true, it also puts the lie to the only alternative to amnesty is brute force deportation. Reverse the magnet and they'll leave on their own. Incentives rule.
On the other hand, LA Times - More youths crossing U.S.-Mexico border alone :
"The flood of undocumented immigrants has slowed compared to five years ago — likely due to tighter border enforcement and the economic downturn in the U.S. — but in its place is a new immigration surge even more confounding: children and teenagers traveling through the rugged border lands into south Texas, lured by the promise of safety. Up to 120 unaccompanied youths are arriving each day, officials say, a number that has tripled over the last five years and that by some estimates could soon reach 60,000 a year."
Do you think that Obama’s illegal backdoor amnesty for the “Dreamers” has anything to do with more “children” entering the US illegally? When you reward something, you get more of it.