Border barriers have minimal effect on migration patterns and do not address the issue of visa overstays, which represent a significant portion of undocumented immigrants in the US.

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Border barriers have minimal effect on migration patterns and do not address the issue of visa overstays, which represent a significant portion of undocumented immigrants in the US.

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Build a large-scale wall along the US-MX border

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Areas with constructed border walls have seen dramatic drops in attempted illegal border crossings, providing real-world evidence of their effectiveness in controlling immigration.

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"A recent study by Stanford and Dartmouth economists found that the addition of hundreds of miles of border barriers as a result of the 2006 Secure Fence Act barely had any effect on migration. A 2016 Migration Policy Institute review of the impact of walls and fences around the world concluded that walls appear to be “relatively ineffective.” "

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Areas with constructed border walls have seen dramatic drops in attempted illegal border crossings, providing real-world evidence of their effectiveness in controlling immigration.

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