US - Mexico border is ineffective solution to stop illegal immigration; effective legislation is the way to solve illegal immigration

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US - Mexico border is ineffective solution to stop illegal immigration; effective legislation is the way to solve illegal immigration

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Deterrence of illegal immigration through stricter legislation through US - Mexico border, despite its successes to date in reducing illegal entry across the border, is producing diminishing returns

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The new evidence suggests that unauthorized migration across the southern border has plummeted, with successful illegal entries falling from roughly 1.8 million in 2000 to just 200,000 by 2015. Border enforcement has been a significant reason for the decline — in particular, the growing use of “consequences” such as jail time for illegal border crossers has had a powerful effect in deterring repeated border crossing efforts. The success of deterrence through enforcement has meant that attempted crossings have fallen dramatically even as the likelihood of a border crosser being apprehended by the Border Patrol has only risen slightly, to just over a 50-50 chance.

Immigration reform—whether aimed at making work in the United States less desirable to potential immigrants, or aimed at making work in the United States easier—would prove to be a far more levelheaded first measure than the construction of a continent-wide wall.

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Claims that US - Mexico border wall is ineffective in stopping illegal immigration

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Claims that US - Mexico border wall is ineffective in stopping illegal immigration

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Deterrence of illegal immigration through stricter legislation through US - Mexico border, despite its successes to date in reducing illegal entry across the border, is producing diminishing returns

US Politics

Immigration reform—whether aimed at making work in the United States less desirable to potential immigrants, or aimed at making work in the United States easier—would prove to be a far more levelheaded first measure than the construction of a continent-wide wall.

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