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To permanently stem this flow of children, we must address the complex root causes of violence in Honduras, as well as the demand for illegal drugs in the United States that is fueling that violence.

The purpose of the underlined phrase in the excerpt is to show that the consequences of violence in Honduras and drug demand in the US

have ended.
are continuous.
can be stopped.
come and go.

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are continuous.

The phrase "that is fueling that violence" uses the present progressive to show the drug demand is actively and ongoingly causing the violence, not something that has ended or only occasionally happens.