4. An End to Much Death and Violence
There is no doubt a crisis centered around those attempting to immigrate. As economist Philippe Legrain notes, there are “deaths and suffering in the desert; the detentions,” as well as “a criminalized people-smuggling industry.” Every year, large numbers of people (including children) risk their lives in attempts to cross the American border. Even with steep odds and much danger, they take this risk nonetheless. This is not to mention that the American-Mexican border is a near-warzone, with expanded police powers leading to the Constitution and its protections being almost legally non-existent within 100 miles of the American border.
