Wendy Young

Kids in Need of Defense

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President of Kids in Need of Defense, a nonprofit organization that facilitates legal representation of unaccompanied immigrant children; former coordinator for US government relations for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees

Wendy Young on KCRW

President Obama boasts that illegal crossings of the Mexican border are the lowest in 40 years. But for kids, it's another story.

The Tragedy of Immigrant Children — Travelling Alone

President Obama boasts that illegal crossings of the Mexican border are the lowest in 40 years. But for kids, it's another story.

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At the outside of the Iraq invasion, a tidal wave of refugees was predicted.

Iraqi Refugees

At the outside of the Iraq invasion, a tidal wave of refugees was predicted.

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