The people at the USA southern border are seeking asylum. They want to work and they want to raise their children. They are not here simply to find a job, that is done in a different way through visa application.
Some are young people alone without parents, but, one thing is clear that makes them asylum seekers, the countries they are coming from have a long documented history of violence against their citizens, primarily through the occupation of drug cartels.
There is no doubt with many of these asylum seekers they have a case. They have to pass a background check and be provided a standing with the USA courts.
Basically, they already have standing to declare asylum and if there is any kind of emergency with them it is a processing emergency and nothing more.