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How unaccompanied youth become exploited workers in the US

  • Written by Stephanie L. Canizales, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
imageAn unaccompanied minor from Guatemala, in Hamilton, Ohio.AP Photo/John Minchillo

The Trump administration has released a series of executive orders targeting immigration at the U.S. southern border. Central American families and children traveling alone represent nearly half of all unauthorized migrants apprehended by Customs and Border Protection....

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