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The Gangs and Corruption Fueling the Border Crisis

The Gangs and Corruption Fueling the Border Crisis

FromWhat Next | Daily News and Analysis


The Gangs and Corruption Fueling the Border Crisis

FromWhat Next | Daily News and Analysis

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Length:
22 minutes
Released:
Aug 13, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The demographics of migrants crossing the southern border of the United States have changed over the last several decades. What used to be young Mexican men seeking economic opportunity has turned into families seeking refuge from broken Central American governments.  Sonia Nazario has spent decades reporting from Honduras, a country where corruption runs rampant and gangs have become the de facto government. She says that the foreign aid that the Trump administration has cut off to Central America is the very aid that could help solve the crisis at the southern border.
Guest: Sonia Nazario, journalist and author of Enrique's Journey: The Story of a Boy's Dangerous Odyssey to Reunite with His Mother. 
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Released:
Aug 13, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

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