Marcela Valdez for NYT: Why Can’t We Stop Unauthorized Immigration? Because It Works.

Marcela Valdez, a Staff Writer for the New York Times Magazine, has an interesting article out today: Why Can’t We Stop Unauthorized Immigration? Because It Works.

She writes:

The three most recent presidents have tried and failed to fix the problem of mass unauthorized migration into the United States. . . . But these variations in policy have had almost no effect on the number of migrants trying to enter the United States through the Southern border. . . .That’s because the “solutions” rarely address the root cause: Unauthorized immigration, for all the obstacles America throws at it, remains a boon for countless U.S. employers and a reasonable bet for migrants who seek a better life.

The full article is available here.

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