Do we need a wall constructed on the Mexican-American border to block off illegal immigrants from crossing over to the United States? Trump says we do; however, according to recent research, far fewer Latin American Immigrants are trying to cross into the country, due to a multitude of reasons. The main reasons for lack-of-illegal immigration are the increase of overall border security during the last 15 years (people wanting to cross the border figure it's too risky, due to the stepped up border enforcement), smugglers charging higher prices to help smuggle people (also due to stepped up border enforcement), and fewer women in Mexico producing children (lowering the amount of people entering the workforce, which creates less incentive for workers to leave). Not that the issue of illegal immigration is solved by any means--people are still entering the country illegally through other means--but is it that big of an issue anymore where we need to build the Great Wall of Amurikka??
(I realize this may be biased, and it wasn't meant to be. I don't know how I could have written this without at least some bias, if all of the statistics point against building a wall).
--Andrew Moen
http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/border-issues/2016/10/09/how-many-mexicans-actually-cross-border-illegally/91280026/
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