Why Roots of U.S. Border Crisis Lie South of Mexico
Published on: Friday 05 July 2019
The so-called Northern Triangle of Central America, consisting of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, is a hotbed of poverty, corruption, gang violence and extortion. It’s also the leading source of the migrants who traverse Mexico in hopes of gaining entry into the U.S., and whose numbers have strained relations between the U.S. and its southern neighbor. President Donald Trump, who has vowed to build a wall on the Mexico border and deployed troops there, threatens to further slash aid to the
