{"id":12242,"date":"2016-02-24T23:00:48","date_gmt":"2016-02-25T05:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hcstx.org\/?p=12242"},"modified":"2016-02-24T23:00:48","modified_gmt":"2016-02-25T05:00:48","slug":"dose-of-truth-accepting-the-possibility-of-a-central-american-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/index.php\/2016\/02\/24\/dose-of-truth-accepting-the-possibility-of-a-central-american-spring\/","title":{"rendered":"Dose of Truth: Accepting the Possibility of a “Central American Spring”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Central Americans May Be Ready for Their Own Arab\u00a0Spring<\/h1>\n
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The spread of gangs, the U.S. narcotics trade, and rampant corruption are major factors contributing to mass migration and alarmingly high levels of violence.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Tens of thousands of Salvadorans<\/strong>, Guatemalans, and Hondurans, many of them\u00a0unaccompanied minors<\/a>, have arrived in the United States in recent years, seeking asylum from the region\u2019s skyrocketing violence. Their countries, which form a region known as the Northern Triangle, were rocked by civil wars in the 1980s, leaving a legacy of violence and fragile institutions. However, recent developments in Guatemala and Honduras have spurred talk of a \u201cCentral American spring<\/a>\u201d as protesters in both countries have come out in unprecedented numbers to denounce corruption and demand greater accountability from their\u00a0leaders.<\/p>\n