Central and South American minors flooding US borders, a cartel diversion or just unusual circumstance?

While talking with an acquaintance he floated a theory he believes, that these minors are being convinced, ”persuaded”, or motivated to flock to the US so the border patrol will be inundated with them, and thus be a distraction, taking the focus off of the cartels. What do you think, plausible, even in part, or just some random circumstance that just happen to occur now? If the cartel did not initiated it, but they discover that it helps them by acting as a diversion, do you think they will seek to keep it going? The price to a ”Coyote” might be a good investment compared to the dope they can sneak in while the border patrol is tied up.