PROFILE
FROM Elizabeth G. Kennedy
Central American Migrant Crisis Intensifies The number of Central American families crossing the border has more than doubled since last fall. And more than 4,400 came just in September. These new numbers signal a migrant crisis that could eclipse the migrant crisis of last summer.
Is the US Breaking a Promise to Children at Risk? Tens of thousands of children face murderous street gangs, extortion and sexual violence in Central America. For those whose parents are legally in this country, President Obama pledged " an orderly alternative " to the terrifying journey through Mexico.
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