Report: U.S.-Mexico Border Requires Evidence-Based Humanitarian Solutions, Not Border Walls
In the context of the U.S. presidential campaign and federal elections, which have brought immigration, refugee, and border security policy to the forefront, the Washington Office on Latin America has released a new report showing that, despite alarming rhetoric suggesting a national security crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border, there is no hard evidence to support this claim. The report finds that, with 408,870 migrants apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border in fiscal year (FY) 2016, undocumented migration has largely fallen over the last decade, dropping to levels not seen since the early 1970s.
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