Senate Dems Unveil Major Proposal to Address Central American Migrant Crisis

U.S. Senators Chuck Schumer, Dick Durbin, Tom Carper, Bob Menendez, Richard Blumenthal, and Heidi Heitkamp hold a press conference to announce a major legislative proposal to address the root causes of the Central American migrant crisis. The Democrats discuss how a coordinated regional response is needed to effectively manage the endemic violence and humanitarian crisis in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras that is forcing local women, children, and families to flee to seek refuge in the U.S. Specifically, the Senate Democrats’ new legislation will minimize border crossings by expanding refugee processing in Central American countries, disrupt and destroy the dangerous drug cartels throughout the region, reverse President Trump’s funding cuts to Northern Triangle governments to address the root causes of the violence and instability that are driving migration and crack down on smugglers, cartels, and traffickers exploiting children and families by increasing penalties and sanctions.