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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Central-American Minors in the U.S.

    Last year, thousands of unaccompanied minors fled to America from violence in places like El Salvador and Guatemala. President Obama promised to create a legal pathway for these children to enter the country. Almost a year ago, the Central American Minors program was launched.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Nov 5, 2015 • 1 min read

    Last year, thousands of unaccompanied minors fled to America from violence in places like El Salvador and Guatemala. President Obama promised to create a legal pathway for these children to enter the country. Almost a year ago, the Central American Minors program was launched. The idea was to reunite more than five thousand children, mostly from El Salvador, with their parents already in the U.S. So how many have been brought to America under the program? Zero.

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    4. 25:36Codegirl Documentary and Women in Tech
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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      US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants

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    The full episode

    2 of 5
    Mexican Marijuana, Codegirl Documentary, and Sugar v. Corn Syrup
    1. 0:00Mexican Marijuana
    2. 10:25Central-American Minors in the U.S.You’re reading this
    3. 18:49Sugar v. High Fructose Corn Syrup
    4. 25:36Codegirl Documentary and Women in Tech
    5. 40:54Web Roundup: Candy Crush Sold for $5.9 Billion
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