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Undocumented Immigration

SOURCE: Made By History at the Washington Post
7/8/2021

The Root Cause of Central American Migration? The United States

by Aviva Chomsky

Joe Biden's pledge to pay attention to the conditions in Central America that are driving migration is a good start, but policy needs to be based in a recognition that those conditions have been created by the economic and military influence of the United States.

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Undocumented Immigration

The Root Cause of Central American Migration? The United States

by Aviva Chomsky