With Thousands Of Migrants Crossing The Border Daily, We Asked 'Why Now?' - News Channel One

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With Thousands Of Migrants Crossing The Border Daily, We Asked 'Why Now?'

Irsi Castillo of Honduras holds her 3-year-old daughter just after crossing the Rio Grande into the U.S. at El Paso, Texas. Castillo is one in the surge of thousands of migrants claiming asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Three possible factors account for the surge of migrants at the border: economics, social media and the Trump administration's own tougher immigration policies.

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