On the recordJune 11, 2014
He is not the only one calling it a crisis, at least 400 kids are crossing the border every single day, on their own without a parent.
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transcripts.cnn.comBarack Obama: “He is not the only one calling it a crisis, at least 400 kids are crossing the border every single day, on their own…”
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Obama describes the situation at the U.S. border as a humanitarian crisis due to the influx of unaccompanied minors.
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