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Now, some of the key issues dominating the election is economy, income inequality, corruption and a security situation made worse by criminal gangs. financial security is the top issue for many colombian voters and especially important for those made poor by high inflation. >> reporter: extended family live in two rooms in a cheap hotel. at night time, 12 people squeeze into bunk beds and on the floor sleeping wherever there is some space, it wasn't always like this, last year this group of indigenous people lived in a house in another part of town, in january rent became too pricey, they had ...

Larger. joining me now, nbc news correspondent. the sheer number of people that have crossed that border is daunting. how many of them -- are they getting the help they need? are they finding beds and food, do they have the next place to go? >> it really seems like it is a minute by minute thing. we came to here we were trying to follow the journey refugees are taking. many people are not staying in the border towns where they cross. they are getting on a train and coming to place like this. all the people that you see here, these are all refugees. what we're hearing from the mayor and others ...

Because water and food did not taste right and when they brought that up in retaliation they had them leave their cell and took away their soft mats, the only thing separating themselves and the floor sleeping overnight. so that was a retaliation. as a result that little boy didn't bring up other issues he. for example, he needed a clean pair of underwear and he didn't get that for ten days. then the most horrific is a sexual assault allegation. 16-year-old -- she was 15 at the time, honduran girl, is going through what has been a routine pat-down, that's what it was supposed to be. the agent ...

- so you're in dallas. - i'm in dallas. - you're laying on the floor sleeping. - yep. - nastiest apartment ever. - and so how do you get on track with business? so, i got a job working as a bartender, at a place called elans at night, and then during the day, i would go looking for jobs. and ended up at this place called your business software. and so we went through the interview, and the key question turned out to be, you know, "if you run into a problem with software, and you don't know the answer, what are you gonna do?" and i said, "well, i'll get the manual out and i'll read the manual a...

- so you're in dallas. - i'm in dallas. - you're laying on the floor sleeping. - yep. - nastiest apartment ever. - and so how do you get on track with business? so, i got a job working as a bartender, at a place called elans at night, and then during the day, i would go looking for jobs. and ended up at this place called your business software. and so we went through the interview, and the key question turned out to be, you know, "if you run into a problem with software, and you don't know the answer, what are you gonna do?" and i said, "well, i'll get the manual out and i'll read the manual a...