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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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大象传媒 World Service Online
- Sat 5 Jul 2014 18:32GMT大象传媒 World Service Online
- Sun 6 Jul 2014 14:32GMT大象传媒 World Service Online
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