Illegal Immigration and Drug Trafficking from Mexico into U.S. and Current Policies

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The fight against drug trafficking and illegal immigration has been a grueling task for the US government, despite strong measures such as constructing a border wall being proposed to curb the problem. Despite the significance of border guards along the US-Mexico border, immigration has never witnessed a significantly more significant spike than in 2019. The US Border Patrol apprehended roughly 100,000 migrants along the US-Mexico border between February and March that year. That was the eighth month of successive apprehensions, which had dwindled to specific levels at some point. Despite this, the US government has been fighting to regulate and control drug trafficking, which is tied to immigration at the border to some level. Throughout the three sections, it is possible to see how an increase of migrants exacerbates and deteriorates attempts to prevent and deter unlawful activity. The articles' main points are to show a strong link between illegal immigration and drug trafficking from Mexico into the United States and assess if the current policies are successful.
According to estimates, the illegal drug trade costs the United States $80 billion a year (S. 89, 2001). The principal carriers of the powerful drugs smuggled into the United States are Mexican drug traffickers. A significant percentage of illicit narcotics enter over the 2,000-mile shared border between Mexico and the United States. 90 million cars, 5.0 million trucks, and 300 million persons entered the United States from Mexico in the fiscal year 2000. Drug traffickers have utilized each of these means of transportation to smuggle their commodities across the border. A tractor-trailer conveying legitimate cargo, for example, may have hidden marijuana bales; a legal immigrant could be carrying concealed heroin packets past a border crossing, or a passenger automobile could have packs of cocaine hidden in a tire or other hidden compartments. While the quantity of marijuana entering the US stays stable, other forms of drugs trafficking are on the rise. This shows that an increasing volume of cocaine is passing through New Mexico on its way to being distributed across the United States. Methamphetamine manufacturing in Mexico is also rising, with the drug making its way to the United States via New Mexico. Heroin is still available in large quantities. The impact of drug trafficking in New Mexico has grown significantly. These Mexican cartels and the drugs they trade across the state have an impact on the whole state of New Mexico. Marijuana seizures are still being made all around the state. Mexican traffickers dominate the marijuana market, but there is evidence that marijuana is cultivated in New Mexico. Marijuana is cultivated in California and Arizona, and it does enter New Mexico's borders, but it is usually headed for the United States' northeastern shore. Multi-ton marijuana seizures are made every year along the Southern New Mexico Border and the three interstate arteries.[Orrenius, Pia M., and Roberto Coronado. "The effect of illegal immigration and border enforcement on crime rates along the US-Mexico border." (2017).] [Ibid 1]
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