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On the recordJune 24, 2014
The dramatic flow of children across our southwest borders is a symptom of the real humanitarian crisis that's going on every day in Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala.
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John Conyers
Democratic · Michigan

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Conyers attributes the influx of children to violence and instability in their home countries.

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