There’s been a massive increase in Indigenous Guatemalans seeking asylum at the US border in recent months. That has amplified what was already a great challenge: finding interpreters for speakers of the many Indigenous languages of Mexico and Central America. Trilingual interpreter Odilia Romero speaks with Host Marco Werman about the struggle to help people with high stakes language needs.
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