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The new faces of immigration, 57,000 Central American children.

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

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America is divided over whether to call them refugees, illegal aliens, or just kids who need protection after risking their lives to come to this country.

Should they be given asylum or sent back to Central America as soon as possible with the message that others will not be welcome?

President Obama is stuck with a law that makes resolution a laborious process.

He's been forced to ask for help from an unsympathetic Congress.

He says he won't do a photo op at the border.

We'll hear about a humanitarian crisis that's become a political minefield.

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While he's fundraising in Texas, President Obama has refused to visit the Mexican border,

saying that a photo op won't help the latest crisis in immigration.

So what are his options in dealing with 57,000 children from Central America?

Will he get any help from Congress?

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