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On the recordFebruary 10, 2015
Last summer, a humanitarian crisis came to our doorstep, with nearly 70,000 unaccompanied minors fleeing their home.
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Nita Lowey
Democratic · New York

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Lowey describes the crisis of unaccompanied minors due to dire conditions in Central America.

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