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Barack Obama: “To the people of Latin America, don't send your children unaccompanied, they may not make it.”

On the recordJanuary 1, 2015
To the people of Latin America, don't send your children unaccompanied, they may not make it.
Said by
Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama warned against sending children unaccompanied due to dangers they face.

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