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Immigration Crisis

Central American exodus, as desperate parents send their children across the US border.

An immigration crisis in the United States, as child migrants from Central America flood to the US-Mexico border. We look at why so many kids are making the perilous journey, and why their parents are staying behind. And, we hear what happens when a small US church offers sanctuary to undocumented immigrants. Also in this edition, we get reactions to a court ruling in Chile implicating US intelligence services in the 1973 murder of American journalist Charles Horman. And we consider a Scottish chef鈥檚 case for Americans to reconsider haggis.

(Photo: An advertisement from the government of El Salvador. It states "They say there are not that many people on the train with you." The country is working with the United Nation's Population Fund to create a campaign to encourage Salvadorians, especially youths, to be conscious of the dangers of migrating to the US.)

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27 minutes

Last on

Sun 6 Jul 2014 14:32GMT

Chapters

  • El Salvador Exodus

    Why child migrants from El Salvador are flooding into the US

    Duration: 03:39

  • Children on the Run

    A surge of undocumented kids are showing up alone at the US-Mexico border

    Duration: 03:37

  • Sanctuary Movement

    A past Central American exodus, and the Sanctuary Movement that followed

    Duration: 05:13

  • Charles Horman

    The US government鈥檚 role in the murder of an American journalist in Chile

    Duration: 04:47

  • Long-Distance Footrace

    Running a 3100 mile race that spans just one city block

    Duration: 04:28

  • The Poetry of Haggis

    An ode to haggis to encourage Americans to give the dish a second chance

    Duration: 03:42

Broadcasts

  • Sat 5 Jul 2014 03:32GMT
  • Sat 5 Jul 2014 18:32GMT
  • Sun 6 Jul 2014 14:32GMT

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