Illegal in the United States

The Northern Triangle is a region of Central American consisting of Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. The Northern Triangle is currently in a precarious situation because many of its best and brightest residents are migrating northward. This humanitarian crisis is a very controversial issue in the United States, Mexico and the Northern Triangle because the issue highlights the negative effect of extreme poverty on developing countries. Drug cartels have taken advantage of the lack of opportunities in the Northern Triangle by involving young children in their illegal and dangerous enterprise. The United States can again expect an influx of young undocumented immigrants entering the United States with the beginning of warmer weather in most parts of the United States.