Graphic Essay: US Border Security

The main areas of concern are irregular migration and fentanyl.

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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has already made clear that he plans a security crackdown on both the southern and northern borders. The main areas of concern are irregular migration and the trafficking of drugs, namely fentanyl. The number of people in the U.S. lacking permanent legal status has leveled out in recent years. (The reopening […]

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