1、CRS INSIGHTPresident Obamas $1 Billion Foreign Aid Request for Central AmericaJanuary 5, 2016 (IN10237) | Related AuthorsPeter J. MeyerClare Ribando Seelke |Peter J. Meyer, Analyst in Latin American Affairs (pmeyercrs.loc.gov, 7-5474)Clare Ribando Seelke, Specialist in Latin American Affairs (cseelk
2、ecrs.loc.gov, 7-5229)In FY2014, the number of unaccompanied minors and family groups from the northern triangle of Central America (El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras) attempting to enter the United States sharply increased. The resulting spike in apprehensions strained U.S. government resources a
3、nd created a complex humanitarian situation. The Obama Administrations initial response to the migrant crisis included working with the governments of the northern triangle and Mexico on public diplomacy campaigns to discourage people from making the journey, and law enforcement operations to disman
4、tle human smuggling networks (see CRS Report R43702, Unaccompanied Children from Central America: Foreign Policy Considerations).Although total U.S. apprehensions of unaccompanied minors and family units declined by 42% in FY2015, Mexicowith U.S. supportapprehended record numbers of Central American
