Honduras seeks billions from U.S. to curb child migration

[Judi Lynn]

Honduras seeks billions from U.S. to curb child migration
By Patricia Zengerle
WASHINGTON Wed Nov 12, 2014 2:48pm EST


(Reuters) - Honduras President Juan Hernandez wants the United States to invest billions of dollars to help curb the flow of illegal migrants from Central America, and said it will take much longer to stem the crisis without Washington's help.

"If we have to do it alone, it will take us more time. But if we can do it together, it can be quicker and better for everyone," he told Reuters in an interview on Wednesday.

Hernandez was in Washington for an InterAmerican Development Bank meeting with his counterparts from Guatemala and El Salvador as well as U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on ways to overcome violence and poverty largely fueling the exodus from their countries.

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He argued that investing to improve the Honduran economy made more sense than spending huge amounts on a futile effort to seal the land border with Mexico.

More:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/12/us-usa-immigration-honduras-idUSKCN0IW2DF20141112?rpc=401

[Louisiana1976]

1. Honduras' economy isn't that country's only problem. They need to do something about law and

order because children have been fleeing the violence and gangs there.