Coffee and the Press of Migration

Before gulping your morning cup of Joe, consider this: The child-migrant crisis on the U.S.-Mexico border stems not just from kids fleeing drug violence in Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala, but also from an economic catastrophe in the coffee lands of Central America. Yes, it’s about cocaine and “coyotes” spreading false rumors about the United States' granting immunity to unaccompanied minors, but the caffeine in your coffee cup is the least-discussed critical variable in a humanitarian...