Why Nicaraguans Are 'Sitting Out' Latest Wave of Migration
Since last October, the U.S. Border Patrol has apprehended almost 60,000 unaccompanied children plus tens of thousands of families -- most from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. Strikingly absent are migrants from Central America's poorest country: Nicaragua. The immigration experience has been different for Nicaraguans than for other Central Americans, and that may be part of why Nicaraguans are sitting out the most recent surge of northward migration.
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