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What's driving migrants to make the dangerous journey to the U.S.
Poverty, safety, corruption and disasters like hurricanes are some of the reasons why migrants, many of them children, are leaving Central America for the U.S. In Guatemala, NBC News' Kerry Sanders meets some of those taking the dangerous journey, including a 12-year-old boy who wants to look for work in the U.S. to send money home.


Harris in Guatemala to address migrant surge
On her first international trip, Vice President Harris issued a warning to potential migrants during a meeting with Guatemalan President Giammattei, saying the Biden administration will “discourage illegal migration.” NBC News’ Lester Holt sat down with Giammattei afterwards who praised the message as “much clearer'' than before.













