Saul Elbein

freelance journalist

Guest

Freelance journalist based in Austin, TX who has written for The Texas Observer, The New Republic and other publications

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It’s not just violence that’s pushing an influx of immigrant children from Central America to the US  —  it’s also economic destitution and a lack of opportunity.

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It’s not just violence that’s pushing an influx of immigrant children from Central America to the US —  it’s also economic destitution and a lack of opportunity.

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