A decline in funds has contributed to a drop in Mexico's ability to stop U.S.-bound migrants from heading north, or to handle the migrants the U.S. wants to send back.

A decline in funds has contributed to a drop in Mexico’s ability to stop U.S.-bound migrants from heading north, or to handle the migrants the U.S. wants to send back.

A tiny town in Arizona is feeling the impact of a record number of migrants crossing the U.S. border, and the limited resources available to both U.S. and Mexican law enforcement to stem the flow.

The Lukeville, Arizona, border crossing, which was used daily by tourists headed to Mexican beaches and family members trading visits, has been closed since Dec. 4.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection closed the Lukeville Port of Entry to redeploy its officers to help agents on the front lines apprehend and process the more than 500 migrants who try to cross the border into the U.S. daily in this remote area.

  • Flying Squid
    7•10 months ago

    It will be solved if we just let Mexico build that wall for us. Surely these people coming to our southern border won’t discover the advanced ‘ladder’ and ‘rope’ technologies we have developed here in America!