Where Migrant Children Are Living in US

The New York Times has in-depth reporting on the increase in child migration to the US post-pandemic. The visual displays tell an eye-opening story.

The first figure shows the rise in the number of children are fleeing poverty in Central America. 

The second figure shows their settlement locations, if not with relatives, in Texas and Florida among other places. Many are recruited and exploited into hard labor with large companies in violation of US workplace laws.

The immense database on unaccompanied children and visual report contains more nuanced pictures worth viewing in full.

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