Conservative analyst: 'High likelihood' that Nicaraguan crisis will impact US migrant flow
7/12/2018
Heritage Foundation senior policy analyst Ana Quintana said Wednesday it's probable that the crisis in Nicaragua could soon impact the flow of Central American migrants into the U.S.
"There's an incredibly high likelihood," Quintana told Hill.TV's Buck Sexton and Krystal Ball on "Rising" on Wednesday. "Right within a few months, you will start seeing the migrant crisis affect in the United States like what we're seeing with Venezuela," she continued.
More than 250 people in Nicaragua have been killed in protests over the past two months demanding the resignation of the country's President Daniel Ortega.
"There's never been a large immigration crisis from Nicaragua, but that's definitely going to change because not only is there a violence issue, but the economy is not functioning," Quintana said. "Everything is at a standstill, and people are literally being attacked by their government, so they classify for asylum."
The Trump administration is grappling with the fallout over its "zero tolerance" policy on illegal immigration, which led to the separation of thousands of migrant children from their families.
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