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The outcome isn’t clear in Honduras, an impoverished nation that relies heavily on U.S.-bound migrants.

The move is the latest sign that impoverished nations are joining far wealthier states in turning desperate people away.

Our critic said “What the play most painfully illustrates is that for women like these—impoverished or politically oppressed—appealing options are nonexistent.”

They are constricted on the one hand by construction that is transforming fields into concrete jungles, and on the other, by impoverished soils and competition from cheap food imports that undermine their revenue.

Meanwhile, money to impoverished regions in the form of military sign-up bonuses and death benefits would dry up.