Mexico’s migrant crackdown
Is the US-backed effort strengthening Mexico’s national security or weakening its sovereignty?
The Central American migrant crisis has eased at the US border. It’s not because people have stopped fleeing violence and poverty at home, but because Mexico is detaining and deporting them before they can get north. With US money and support, Mexico is fortifying its southern border with Central America, raising the question, who are the winners and losers of the plan?
In this episode, we speak to:
Alejandro Estivill @aestivill
Deputy chief of mission, Embassy of Mexico
Laura Carlsen @cipamericas
Director, Americas program, Center for International Policy
Emily @La72Tenosique
Administrator, La 72 Shelter
la72.org
Victoria Rietig @MigrationPolicy
Policy analyst at MPI
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