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The tragedy of immigrant children traveling alone.

Hello again, I'm Armin Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

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President Obama boasts that illegal crossings of the Mexican border are the lowest in 40 years, but for kids, it's the opposite story.

The number of apprehensions expected this year is 60,000, 10 times more than three years ago.

They're running from extortion, rape, and murder at home in El Salvador,

Honduras, and Guatemala, with more of the same in store as they travel northward through Mexico.

We'll hear what happens when they arrive in this country as the humanitarian crisis continues

almost invisibly. Today's talking point rock the vote in Afghanistan.

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Hello again. We're on. You back with To the Point. At least 60,000 children from Central

America are expected to be stopped at the U.S. border this year trying to cross illegally

and alone. We'll hear why they leave home, what terrors they encounter alone. America are expected to be stopped at the U.S. border this year trying to cross illegally and

alone. We'll hear why they leave home, what terrors they encounter along the way, and their

continuing struggles in this country. Today's talking point, there's a small but growing

music scene from Kandahar to Kabul. We'll hear how rap music is encouraging young

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