Why Are Central American Migrants Entering Illegally? Part 2
The ‘pull factors’ that are driving illegal immigration, and how they can be easily stopped
By Andrew R. Arthur on April 26, 2021
Migrants enter illegally for many different reasons. Push factors (such as poverty, crime, and corruption) in their home countries definitely give them an impetus to leave.
A review of the patterns of illegally entry — and in particular illegal entry by unaccompanied children and families — however, reveals that U.S. laws and policies have created much stronger pull factors, which encourage those migrants to leave their homes and enter illegally.
The illegal journey to the United States does not just undermine our sovereignty; it takes a significant human toll on migrants, and in particular migrant children, on both sides of the border
https://cis.org/Arthur/Why-Are-Central-American-Migrants-Entering-Illegally-Part-2
