What the row over U.S. aid means to Central America
OCTOBER 17, 2018 / 7:04 PM / UPDATED 5 HOURS AGO
Dave Graham, Delphine Schrank
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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - More Honduran migrants tried to join a caravan of several thousand moving through Guatemala on Wednesday, defying calls by authorities not to make the journey after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to cut off regional aid in reprisal.
The caravan has grown steadily since it left the Honduran city of San Pedro Sula on Saturday. The migrants hope to reach Mexico and then cross its northern border with the United States, to seek refuge from lawlessness and poverty.
HOW MUCH U.S. ASSISTANCE GOES TO THE THREE COUNTRIES?
Under Trump, the United States has already sought to sharply decrease aid to Central America.
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Last month, Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez told Reuters that cuts in U.S. aid would make it harder to stem illegal immigration.
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