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Trump proposes dumping migrants into Guatemala, a supposedly ‘safe third country’
Ravaged by years of war, genocide and oppression of the indigenous and the poor, Guatemala is no safe haven for migrants, says EMILE SCHEPERS

THE horrific image of a drowned father and his little daughter in the Rio Grande on the US-Mexico border has intensified efforts in and out of Congress to deal with the situation of refugees and migrants trying to reach the United States from the Northern Triangle of Central America — Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador — and points beyond.
Unfortunately, most of the solutions proposed by US politicians do not deal with the root causes of this surge in cross-border migration, which is a worldwide phenomenon.
And one “solution” being developed by the Trump administration promises to make the situation worse for many migrants and refugees.
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