Instead of deterring illegal crossings altogether, walls along the US-MX border may simply shift them to other less fortified, more dangerous areas

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Instead of deterring illegal crossings altogether, walls along the US-MX border may simply shift them to other less fortified, more dangerous areas

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Build a wall in key areas along the US-MX border

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"Several scholars have argued that states do not use fortified borders to stop illegal crossings; instead, they use them to divert those flows to more dangerous illegal crossing spots."
"It cuts off options for requesting asylum, pushing migrants to seek entry multiple times along ever-more-risky clandestine routes."

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The presence of physical barriers in key locations along the US-MX border can deter the potential illegal crossers and reduce the number of attempts made

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