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’s latest piece for the New York Times.

The title is blunt, but nowhere near the most harrowing part of this piece.

The Pulitzer prize-winning journalist describes the situation facing the citizens of Honduras as "rocket fuel" for migration. Nazario wrote:

Nazario joined MPR News with Kerri Miller for a conversation about the intersection of the political landscapes in Honduras and the United States.

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To understand why so many people are coming to the United States to seek asylum, it’s important look at the conditions in the countries they’re leaving.

"Pay or Die" is the headline on Sonia Nazario's latest piece for the New York Times. The title is blunt, but nowhere near the most harrowing part of this piece. The Pulitzer prize-winning journalist describes the situation facing the citizens of Honduras as "rocket fuel" for migration. She writes: 

     	 "What most pushes people to despair about the country's future -- and ultimately drives them to leave -- is corruption, the sense that everything is rotten and unlikely to get better. The corruption is what allows all the other bad things to happen. It allows gangs to impose a reign of terror. It allows 9 in 10 murderers to get away with their crimes. It fuels poverty: Politicians steal 30 percent to 40 percent of all government revenues, by some estimates, crippling schools, hospitals and highways."

Nazario joined MPR News with Kerri Miller for a conversation about the intersection of the political landscapes in Honduras and the United States.

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