. >> elizabeth kennedy is a full bright scholar who's interviewed children as part of her research. >> it's common for children to have already seen a murder, to have lost a family member. that's something no one should have to live with because you're not really living your life if every moment you're afraid you're going to die. >> reporter: el salvador has the world's most highest murder rate. those sent back from the u.s. are prime targets. of hoye many of the children you interview who are september back have plans to try the journey again? >> ore half. >> so you don't think the administration -- >> no. >> consider co-- coming out and can't stay here and release you won't reduce the flow? >> i do not. until people are not afraid for their life, people are going to keep migrating because it's a human instinct to want to survive. >> reporter: a tough proposition once they return to life outside of these gatzs. manuel bojorquez, cbs news, san selva door, el salvador. >>> coming up on the "morning news," a deadly twister tears across a campus in virginia. we'll show you the aftermath

. >> reporter: elizabeth kennedy is a fulbright scholar who has interviewed over 500 salvadoran children. >> it's very common for children here to have already seen a murder. it's common for children to have already lost a family member. that's something no one should have to live with because you're not really living your life if every moment you're afraid you're going to die. >> reporter: el salvador has the world's fourth highest murder rate, fueled by powerful gangs and a growing drug trade. those sent back from the u.s. are prime targets. how many of the children that you interview who are sent back have plans to try the journey again? >> over half. >> reporter: so you don't think the administration coming out and saying you can't stay here we're going to deport you, will actually decrease the flow? >> i do not. until root causes are addressed, until people can feel safe at home, until they are not afraid for their lives, people are going to keep migrating because it is a human instinct to want to survive. >> reporter: a tough proposition once they return to life outside of these ga

. >> elizabeth kennedy is a ph.d. candidate and has been studying the increase in child migrant traffic to the united states. >> you are more likely to die in these nations than in afghanistan, iraq, d.r.c. that is significant. >> reporter: when a child from central america arrives here illegally and alone, authorities do not send them back. why not send them back, why do we keep them here. why not send them back. >> united states adopted many policies written in the convention for the rights of a child. primary is nations will act in the best interests of a child. they are children, not adults. if there's a chance we could return them to harm, we don't want to do that. would we return children to syria? no, we wouldn't. afghanistan? no, we wouldn't. >> under a 2008 law deportation proceedings are undertaken. they evaluate whether the child qualifies to stay here. are they a trafficking victim, is their life at risk or could they qualify for asylum. the law requires border patrol to transfer them to a shelter within 7

. >> reporter: elizabeth kennedy, a u.s. citizen has lived there for month months.esearched why they're leaving. she said more than 60% say the threat of violence is the number one reason. >> until they're not afraid of their life until they're not afraid to go out on the streets people are going to keep migrating because it's a human instinct to survive. >> reporter: he's now the family bread winner but his sights remain on the united states. >> it seems like you'll always have a desire to be there. >> i will never be, you know at peace with myself. that's something i want to realize in one way or another. >> reporter: since october of last year more than 13,000 minors from el salvador have been detained by u.s. border control. more have fled from honduras and got guatemala for different reasons. >> it really puts it in perspective. what a hard choice. join a gang or we'll kel you. no wonder they want to come here. >> and you lose your father and find him. >> the instability of your neighbors. their problems becomes your own. he put a human face on that issue of th

memorable images in presidential campaign history, bobby kennedy in the west virginia primary, trying to have a populist message. on monday senator elizabethren will head to campaign for the democratic campaign there. this is a test for warren. can she go into a red state and resonate with working class voters and paul ryan will be there training for the republican. >> i'll close with this, rand paul continues to get most of the buzz among those taking an early look at the 2016 republican presidential maneuvering. he continues what one activist calls a relentless courting of an establishment skeptical of him because of his foreign policy issues and his dad. marco rubio, remember the freshman senator from florida has given a number of policy speeches in recent weeks and months and also using his political action committee to dole out money to key republicans in key states and key races, so more of a buzz brewing about rubio, but remember it was the immigration te bait in the senate a little more than a year ago that caused his start of fame, a lot of people seeing if he wandering into the immigration debate. thanks for sharing your sunday w

elizabeth warren would support? it's wacky. of course your employer has the right to know. is pleading guilty the same as getting convicted? >> no. >> it's kimberly. >> no. if you've been convicted of a crime, kennedy commits a heinous felon, she can -- you can either plead guilty or i could try you and convict you. it could be kind of fun but nevertheless -- >> which begs the question, there's no contest. >> have you ever had to check the box? >> you know, i don't want to have to answer here and now. >> it sounds pretty sketchy. >> i've never been convicted. >> convicted of a felony. >> there's a big difference. if you can't -- if it says -- if the answer is yes, please turn the page over. give us the number of your probation officer. >> should people have -- should they have the right to get a job if they're a convict? >> shuure. it's up to the employer to decide for themselves if the person is rehabilitated but they should know. >> there are companies that will hire you. >> and they completely rehabilitate. for a price, you can get a job somewhere but you're not going to hire a cashier who robbed a bank 10 years ago. it doesn't make any sense. >> and i mean, we have a lot of people spending time