Migrant encounters at the U.S.-Mexico border hit a record high at the end of 2023
www.pewresearch.org
The U.S. Border Patrol had nearly 250,000 encounters with migrants crossing into the United States from Mexico in December 2023.
    • fukhueson@lemmy.worldOP
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      2 months ago

      I’m hoping the new Mexican president in conjunction with the next US president (I’m personally rooting for Harris) will be able to put a dent in this. It is certainly on their respective radars.

      https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2024/10/01/claudia-sheinbaum-mexico-first-female-president/75448711007/

      At the same time, Mexico has been engaged in a massive effort to prevent migrants from reaching the U.S. border. Sheinbaum will be under immediate pressure to keep it up, even as the rising number of migrants stuck in Mexico risks angers the Mexican public. She will be under pressure from the U.S., as well, to target the dangerous criminal organizations that traffic fentanyl and migrants to the United States.

      https://www.reuters.com/world/us/harris-visits-us-southern-border-trump-focuses-immigration-2024-09-27/

      “We will pursue more severe criminal charges against repeat violators, and if someone does not make an asylum request at a legal point of entry and instead crosses our border unlawfully, they will be barred from receiving asylum,” she said.

      Harris emphasized her goal of a “humane” immigration program, saying she would with Congress to create a pathway to citizenship for “Dreamers” - hundreds of thousands of people brought into the U.S. illegally as children. They were a priority for Democrats for a decade but were left out of a failed immigration bill that Biden had backed.

      “I reject the false choice that suggests we must either choose between securing our border or creating a system of immigration that is safe, orderly and humane,” Harris said. “We can and we must do both.”