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Many Salvadoran migrants flee from gang violence in home country

Many of the Salvadoran migrants who have migrated to the U.S. are fleeing from gun violence that they cannot escape within their own country. Even some of the migrants who are aware of the "zero tolerance" policy choose to migrate because think their family members or themselves will be murdered in their own country. CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca reports for CBSN.
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