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Trump Admin Ignored CBP Report Linking Climate Change and Increased Migration

HeadlineSep 23, 2019

NBC recently reported the Trump administration ignored an internal report from one of its own agencies showing that climate change is driving Central American, and in particular Guatemalan, migration to the U.S. The report by Customs and Border Protection confirms years of expert findings linking climate change to migration due to its negative impacts on farming, which lead to crop shortages, food and job insecurity, and poverty.

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