America’s climate refugees are here

There was a time when rural Guatemalans never left home. But back-to-back hurricanes, failed crops and extreme poverty are driving them to make the dangerous trek north. Today, POLITICO’s Sabrina Rodriguez, on how climate change and natural disasters are contributing to the decision of thousands to flee to the US. Sabrina Rodriguez is an immigration correspondent for POLITICO.Anthony Adragna is an energy reporter at POLITICO.Raghu Manavalan is an editor for POLITICO Audio.Carlos Prieto is a POLITICO podcast producer.Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO’s audio department.Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO’s audio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices