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President Obama, Central American leaders to meet on border crisis
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Jul 25, 2014
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President Obama, Central American leaders to meet on border crisis
President Obama is meeting today with the presidents of Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, the three countries that have been the source of the recent surge in child migrants to the United States.
President of Honduras Juan Orlando Hernandez (R) listens while President of Guatemala Otto Perez Molina speaks during an event at the Center for Strategic and International Studies July 24, 2014 in Washington, DC. President of Guatemala Otto Perez Molina and President of Honduras Juan Orlando Hernandez discussed the recent increase of child immigrants from their countries to others in the region including the United States.
President of Honduras Juan Orlando Hernandez (R) listens while President of Guatemala Otto Perez Molina speaks during an event at the Center for Strategic and International Studies July 24, 2014 in Washington, DC.
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President Obama is meeting today with the presidents of Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, the three countries that have been the source of the recent surge in child migrants to the United States.

President Obama is meeting today with the presidents of Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, the three countries that have been the source of the recent surge in child migrants to the United States.

They're set to discuss what can be done to stem the flow of unaccompanied children across the border. Michael Shifter, president of the Inter-American Dialogue, joins Take Two to discuss what may come out of the talks.