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World Service,3 mins

Young migrants struggle to pay smuggling debts

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In the midwestern state of Kansas, a high school student from Guatemala juggles algebra — and the reality that he must soon pay the smuggling fee he owes to the individuals who got him into the US. Image: Originally from Joyabaj, Guatemala, Diego studies at the home he shares with his half-brother in Kansas. Credit: Esther Honig

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