U.S. President Barack Obama implored Central American leaders on Friday to help reduce the influx of young migrants crossing the border. He also discussed the necessary measures to decrease the overflowing rush of migrants that flee the leaders’ countries, emphasizing a need to tackle the crisis at its root causes.

Obama has also warned the Central American leaders that most of the child migrants will be sent back home.

The U.S. president called the meeting with Presidents Juan Orlando Hernández of Honduras, Otto Pérez Molina of Guatemala and Salvador Sánchez Cerén of El Salvador at the White House. Obama held a 90-minute meeting with his counterparts in the Cabinet Room of the White House.

More than 57,000 undocumented migrants have crossed the border since October, reaching double compared to last year’s records.

Washington was struggling to find a permanent solution to the so-called “humanitarian issue”.

Most of the young immigrants from Central America cross the U.S. border to seek shelter from abuse and dangers from street gangs that use force to recruit them.

The Central American presidents indicated they are working on a “comprehensive plan” to tackle the root causes of the rise of immigrants from their countries.

All four presidents agreed to work together on a goal to reduce crime in the Central American countries to promote more social and economic opportunity for their people.

Mr. Obama urged them to do more to combat the smugglers who, for a price, are transporting the children.

However, after the meeting, Mr. Hernández of Honduras said the United States must also accept that demand for illegal drugs in America is in part responsible for the violence that is causing the migrants to flee their homes in Central America.

He called on the United States to help his country address what he called the root of the issue.

In a joint statement by the four presidents, the leaders pledged to “address the underlying causes of migration by reducing criminal activity and promoting greater social and economic opportunity.”