Brigitte Gynther is the Program and Research Coordinator at School of the Americas Watch. She has lived and worked in Central America for the past decade.

El plan de la Casa Blanca para detener la migración protege las ganancias empresariales—no a las personas
El plan sólo afianzará aún más las razones por las que la gente se va.
Brigitte Gynther and Azadeh Shahshahani

The White House's Plan to Stem Migration Protects Corporate Profits—Not People
The plan will only further entrench the reasons people leave.
Brigitte Gynther and Azadeh Shahshahani
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