Death on the Border: Associated Press Estimate — At least 4,000 migrants on way to U.S. have died or gone missing in last four years

It long has been the case that migrants in significant numbers have died while attempting to cross the U.S. border with Mexico.

The Associated Press estimates that ‘[I]n the past four years alone, almost 4,000 migrants have died or gone missing along [the U/.S./Mexico border] . . . . That’s 1,573 more than the previously known number, calculated by the United Nations. And even the AP’s number is likely low — bodies may be lost in the desert, and families may not report missing loved ones who were migrating illegally.

These Latin American migrants are among about 56,800 worldwide who died or disappeared over the same period, the AP found.”

KJ