A group of Brazilian migrants make their way around a gap in the U.S.-Mexico border in Yuma, Ariz., seeking asylum in the U.S. after crossing over from Mexico, June 8, 2021.

How Politics Are Shifting Migration in Central America

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jun 28, 2023

Ariel G. Ruiz Soto, policy analyst at the Migration Policy Institute, and Jody García, reporter at Plaza Pública, contributor to The New York Times, break down how recent political turmoil and a crackdown on gangs has impacted would-be migrants from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.

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