Month: July 2014

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Children from Central America – Origins of Crisis

 

Over the last year, an unprecedented number of unaccompanied immigrant children, mostly from Central America, have attempted to cross the border into the United States. Antonio Gonzalez, president of the William C. Velasquez Institute,explains the roots of the migration surge and the politics behind it.

 

Source: www.tavissmileyradio.com

 

An in depth explanation of the origins of the crisis that has lead children to flee to the U.S.

 

Eleven minutes of audio.

 

One point Gonzalez had wrong is that the crisis started back in 2009, years longer than the one year that he suggested.

 

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Cities of origin of unaccompanied children

 

Here is an infographic by the Department of Homeland Security showing the cities of origin of unaccompanied children picked up by Border Patrol from January 1 through May 14.

 

Source: soboco.org

 

I’ve been listening to all the reports on this topic and Antonio Gonzalez was on the Tavis Smiley Show explaining that U.S. policies have led to this crisis including the War on Drugs that extends to Central America. The War on Drugs is really a war on people.