Migrants Face Increasing Environmental And Political Dangers
Intensifying weather, increasing militarization, and disparities in immigration policies have heightened the risks to migrants attempting to cross the border.
Although the number of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border has steadily increased since 2020, they have sharply spiked since President Joe Biden took office. When the frequency of crossings increases, so too do migrant deaths.
In 2021, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) documented 557 migrant deaths along the southern border. Twenty twenty-two prov…
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