Resource April 23, 2019

Meet the Journalist: Perla Trevizo

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How a cycle of debt and increased enforcement is leaving a void in some rural Guatemalan schools and...

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Candelaria López, 15, at home in Yalambojoch, stays at home to help raise her siblings. She no longer goes to school because her family can’t afford to pay the $60 school fee. Image by Simone Dalmasso / The Arizona Daily Star. Guatemala, 2019.
Candelaria López, 15, at home in Yalambojoch, stays at home to help raise her siblings. She no longer goes to school because her family can’t afford to pay the $60 school fee. Image by Simone Dalmasso / The Arizona Daily Star. Guatemala, 2019.

The largest single group of Central American parents arriving at the southern border of the United States are from Guatemala. A cycle of debt and tougher border enforcement in the United States continues to push people to migrate, leaving a void in some rural schools and villages and a heavier load for those who stay behind.

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