WASHINGTON — The exodus of hundreds of thousands of people from northern Central America since 2014 amid deep economic insecurity, violence, natural disasters and corruption represents a long-term challenge as countries in the Western Hemisphere seek to achieve orderly and well-managed migration. Deterrence-only strategies are unlikely to halt unauthorized migration from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras without legal pathways that provide alternatives to irregular movement and the strengthening of humanitarian protection systems across the region to help those in need of safe harbor.
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