these same criminal elements are engaged in marco traffic narco trafficking, and guess where these drugs are coming from. but we have a responsibility to care for these children who are children fore most. i agree with mark and john, we need to resource the adjudication system more so we can make decisions much more quickly. some of these kids can go home safely. this is what it should be about. finding a safe solution for every child. it may mean that they remain in the united states or they may go home to a family member. >> but the unit cost must be very difference. apprehending someone from a northern state in mexico and putting them in a bus in nogales and sending them home to an adult is different from a kid who you have to watch out for in a different way and then get somewhere else in the world. >> right, i mean, it would definitely be more cost effective in the long run to address root causes. to invest in communities of or jen, to get people to stay, to give the push factors fight the crime and violence and create economic opportunities. that's in the long run, and a much more

tragically is that these central american governments are largely responsible for the expansion of narco trafficking economies as these groups have been able to infiltrate government it's to sions most significantly police carry out executions in exchange for financial benefit all the while the us government just keeps throwing more money at the regimes with no accountability over where the funds and up in fact an a.p. investigation from last year found that despite a temporary suspension of u.s. foreign aid to honduras nearly thirty million dollars in u.s. taxpayer money was aiding the forces of director general juan carlos bania a man linked to at least three extra judicial killings in eleven other murders that continue to financial support for these types of governments is creating an economic and social crisis for central american children the vast majority of which are trying to escape from a situation where brutality and violence is an ever present force in their lives from the day that they were born further evidence of this is found in a recent report by the united nations high commissioner

tragically is that these central american governments are largely responsible for the expansion of narco trafficking and economies as these groups have been able to infiltrate government it's to shands most significantly police carry out executions in exchange for financial benefit all the while the us government just keeps throwing more money at the regime is. no accountability over where the funds and up in fact an a.p. investigation from last year found that despite a temporary suspension of u.s. foreign aid to honduras nearly thirty million dollars in u.s. taxpayer money was aiding the forces of director general juan carlos bania a man linked to at least three extra judicial killings in eleven other murders that continued financial support for these types of governments is creating an economic and social crisis for central american children the vast majority of which are trying to escape from a situation where brutality and violence is an ever present force in their lives from the day that they were born further evidence of this is found in a recent report by the united nations high commissioner

tragically is that these central american governments are largely responsible for the expansion of narco trafficking economies as these groups have been able to infiltrate government it's to shands most significantly police carry out executions in exchange for financial benefit all the while the us government just keeps throwing more money at the regimes with no accountability over where the funds and up in fact an a.p. investigation from last year found that despite a temporary suspension of u.s. foreign aid to honduras nearly thirty million dollars in u.s. taxpayer money was aiding the forces of director general juan carlos bania a man linked to at least three extra judicial killings in eleven other murders that continue to financial support for these types of governments is creating an economic and social crisis for central american children the vast majority of which are trying to escape from a situation where brutality and violence is an ever present force in their lives from the day that they were born further evidence of this is found in a recent report by the united nations high commissioner

american governments are largely responsible for the expansion of narco trafficking economies as these groups have been able to infiltrate government it's to sions most significantly police carry out executions in exchange for financial benefit all the while the us government just keeps throwing more money at the regimes with no accountability over where the funds and up in fact an a.p. investigation from last year found that despite a temporary suspension of u.s. foreign aid to honduras. and u.s. taxpayer money was aiding the forces of director general juan carlos bania a man linked to at least three extra judicial killings in eleven other murders that continued financial support for these types of governments is creating an economic and social crisis for central american children the vast majority of which are trying to escape from a situation where brutality and violence is an ever present force in their lives from the day that they were born further evidence of this is found in a recent report by the united nations high commissioner for refugees which shows that fifty eight percent

tragically is that these central american governments are largely responsible for the expansion of narco trafficking economies as these groups have been able to infiltrate government and to shands most significantly police carry out executions in exchange for financial benefit all the while the us government just keeps throwing more money at the regimes with no accountability over where the funds and up in fact an a.p. investigation from last year found that despite a temporary suspension of u.s. foreign aid to honduras nearly thirty million dollars in u.s. taxpayer money was aiding the forces of director general juan carlos bania a man linked to at least three extra judicial killings in eleven other murders that continued financial support for these types of governments is creating an economic and social crisis for central american children the vast majority of which are trying to escape from a situation where brutality and violence is an ever present force in their lives from the day that they were born further evidence of this is found in a recent report by the united nations high commissioner fo

the number of undocumented children crossing the border of exactly teresa maria's point of the narco traffickingrous situation in central america, but the obama administration cannot turn a blind eye and say they didn't know and allow this crisis ta hop, and the republicans have been trying to push immigration reform, but in many cases, you have the anti-amnesty kind of crowd within the republican party, and the tail that is wagging the immigration dog and nothing is getting done. >> that is the point, that nothing is getting done despite of a new poll today that americans overwhelmingly support a path to citizenship, and 62% say that undocumented immigrants should be allowed the gain citizenship, but maria teresa, there is a sense in washington and elsewhere that there is a concern of whether or not this is about the overall immigration problem or the one small part of it. it may in fact have the net effect of canceling out whatever small hope there was for immigration e reform this year. do you believe that? >> well, it is really about the rhetoric and recognizing that we can't complete the tw

. >> carlos lobo, a notorious n c narco trafficker. they had to change the constitution in order to do it. i think this is a very positive step. they have fired scores of corrupt police officers. they have indicted the entire board of tdirectors. 16 people. the president has requested that the un open up an office. i understand that our congress has appropriated a 1 dollars toward that. i think we are seeing early signs of positive steps but i completely agree with you that the issue of impunity is something that we need owe get out. >> i want to association myself with comments that the chairman made about the importance of investments. trying to help the hondure ans deal with the violence challenging is not because we're good people. it's not just because if we do it, it may slow down unaccompanied minors coming to our borders. the violence is largely driven by drug trade that is fueled by american's demand for drugs. the drugs that are transiting are not transiting through honduras because of their appetite for illegal substances. i

first of all, we extradited a narco trafficker. they had to change the constitution to do this. we understand more they be coming as well. i think this is a positive step. they have fired scores of corrupt police officers. they have indicted the entire board of directors of social security for investigation. and the president wants to open an office of high rights and our congress appropriated funds. i agree the issue of impunity is something we need to get out. >> i want to associate myself with comments about the importance of investments. helping them deal with the challenges are not just because we are good people or it may slow down the minors coming to the borders but this is driven by a drug trade fuelled by the american desire for drugs. the drugs going through there are not because of the appetite in the region for illegal substances. it is a convenient stopover place for drugs coming north into mexico, united states or canada. it is hard to look ourself in the mirror and point your finger about what they need to do about their justice system when you know the violence

>> i think there is a concern there are criminal elements like narco gangs and human traffickers involved in this who are taking advantage of vulnerable populations to try to make money. we remain concerned about this. for more details, i would refer you to dhs who is working the criminal element of this more aggressively. >> would the fbi be involved? who would be involved to get at these criminal elements? >> there is a role for dhs to play. the president talked quite a bit about human trafficking and the threat this poses to our national security and the humanitarian problem it presents. we will have to work closely with the mexican government to address this problem. i think that was mentioned in the readout. >> on the border control issue speaker boehner brought up, are you convinced border patrol is not overburdened by this? >> what is being overburdened is the immigration courts. that is where we are seeing the backlog. >> the border control can still do the regular job in addition to this? >> i would say our most acute concern right now is the immigration courts and the backlog bu

think there is a concern there are criminal elements like narco gangs and human traffickers involved in this who are taking advantage of vulnerable populations to try to make money. we remain concerned about this. for more details, i would refer you to dhs was working the criminal element of this more aggressively. >> would the fbi be involved? who would be involved to get at these criminal elements? >> there is a role for dhs to play. the president talked quite a bit about human trafficking and the threat this poses to our national security and the humanitarian problem it presents. we will have to work closely with the mexican government to address this problem. i think that was mentioned in the readout. >> on the border control issue speaker boehner brought up, be convinced -- are you convinced border patrol is not overburdened by this? >> what is being overburdened is the immigration courts. that is where we are seeing the backlog. >> the border control can still do the regular job in addition to this? >> i would say our most acute concern right now is the immigration courts and t