Migrants Rerouted
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Every year tens of thousands of migrants attempt the dangerous journey from their homes in El Salvador and Honduras to the United States. Some make it the US border, only to be turned back. Others don't even make it that far. But a program in Guatemala is offering them hope that is not so far from home. Harris Whitbeck reports from Peten, Guatemala.
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