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Tim Kaine: “For every 1 percent increase in hunger, there is a 2 percent increase in migration.”

On the recordJuly 17, 2017
For every 1 percent increase in hunger, there is a 2 percent increase in migration.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Kaine links hunger to increased migration rates, highlighting the urgency of food aid.

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