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Janet Seiz
Janet Seiz, an economist at Grinnell, teaches about development and income distribution.
Jose Cabezas / Reuters
Troubled Countries Can’t Keep People From Leaving
Trump wants El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras to stop emigration by force of will. They can’t.
Eliza Willis
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Janet Seiz
April 9, 2019