NEW YORK -- People fleeing political oppression and poverty-stricken economies reached a record high last year, according to research by Nikkei, as a wave of migration sweeps across the world.
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Sister Isabel cares for migrant children seeking U.S. asylum in Piedras Negras, a Mexican city across the border from Texas. (Photo by Kenji Asada)
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