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Caravan members flee poverty, corruption at home

More than 7,000 Central American migrants continue their journey north through Mexico. The group, which an accompanying reporter describes as “more of an exodus,” contains a broad variety of ages and demographics, all disillusioned by conditions in their home countries and hoping for safety in numbers. Amna Nawaz speaks to USA Today's Alan Gomez about who is traveling in the caravan and why.