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US Mexican border illegal crossings

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The border is 1960 miles long and in 2008, had approximately 250 million legal crossings and 2.5 million illegal crossings. There were 120 known deaths. The main reason for crossing is the possibility of relatively higher paying jobs.
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for US Mexican border illegal crossings

Take away the reason for crossing the border

The US government spends money on trying to prevent illegals from crossing the borders, but instead, it could earn money by taking the motivation away to come here. This can be done by: - fining bu...

Enact the old Bracero program.

The “bracero program” enables workers to come and go across the border to work, while their families stay in Mexico. Without the families in toe, there would not be a big drain on the US’ socia...

A sweep to catch illegals and take them deep into Mexico before releasing them.

Veteran border patrol agents suggest we do today what President Eisenhower did with the help of General Joseph Swing, whom he put in charge of immigration enforcement. Their effort in the 1950s invol...

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for US Mexican border illegal crossings

Work with Mexican authorities to solve the problem

We need a multilateral approach, with increased dialogue and outreach between the US and the Mexican government. The people of both the US and Mexico are hurt by crime that occurs with illegal border...

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