Migrants and Refugees at the US Mexico Border: Let them in!

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Chaparral Encampment in Tijuana
The Chaparral Encampment in Tijuana, before the Feb. 6, 2022, eviction of the camp residents by Mexican authorities.
Photo / Pedro Rios

The US should be a sanctuary for any human being who has been displaced or threatened and fleeing for their lives. The US has had a hand in creating the conditions that force people to migrate, whether from war or economic crisis. Thousands are either living out of doors at the southern border in Mexico, waiting for their asylum application to be heard, or they are forced to attempt a dangerous crossing on foot through the desert where many have died of heat and starvation.

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