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Is cutting Central American aid going to help stop the flow of migrants?

  • Written by Carmen Monico, Assistant Professor of Human Service Studies, Elon University
Some USAID programs seek to help raise living standards for families like this one in Western Honduras.USAID-ACCESO/Fintrac Inc., CC BY-SA

President Donald Trump has long made blocking the thousands of Central Americans who head to the southern U.S. border, most of them seeking asylum, from entering and staying in the country a top priority.

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