Dear President Trump: Central America Could Get Even Worse
Dear President Trump: Central America Could Get Even Worse
By
Patricio Navia, Lucas Perelló
A primer on what ails the region, and why the U.S. administration is not helping.
To: President Donald J. Trump
Date: April 16, 2019
Mr. President, you have correctly noted that the United States is not prepared to receive a huge influx of refugees. But the countries that make up Central America are going down the wrong path at varying speeds. Things could, in fact, get significantly worse – especially if your administration makes the wrong decisions in the months ahead.
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