Migration Reading quite a lot about migration and drug trafficking issues between the United States and Mexico. I will address each of these in turn. First, migration. A lot of migration is from Central America, Venezuela, Haiti, and Cuba - with Mexico as a transit country. Mexico devotes significant resources to migrant interdiction, as the New Humanitarian Reports. Migrants crossing from Guatemala to the Mexican city of Tapachula must procedure a migrant permit to travel through Mexico. If not, they will be subject to expulsion as security check points run by the Mexican National Guard. The wait for a permit can be up to 6 months - too long for many migrants to endure. Beyond the border, migrants are subject to abuse and harassment at the hands of security forces, including the National Guard and organized crime group, who kidnap and ransom them or use them for their human trafficking operations. Once they reach the border, the m...
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