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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. The number of apprehensions expected this year is 60,000, ten times more than three years ago.

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By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

President Obama boasts that illegal crossings of the Mexican border are the lowest in 40 years. But for kids, it's another story. The number of apprehensions expected this year is 60,000, ten times more than three years ago. They're running from extortion, rape and murder at home in El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala--with more of the same in store as they travel northward through Mexico. We hear what happens when they arrive in this country -- as the humanitarian crisis continues — almost invisibly.

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Jenny Hamel

    KCRW

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    Katie Cooper

    Producer, 'One year Later'

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    Evan George

    Director of Content, News

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    Sonia Nazario

    Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author

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    Eric Olson

    director of policy and strategic initiatives, Seattle International Foundation

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    Wendy Young

    Kids in Need of Defense

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