Illegal Immigration | Mexico Is to Blame for Illegal Immigrant Fatalities

In recent years hundreds of migrants from Mexico have died while attempting to cross into the United States. Some observers have blamed the United States and its border security efforts for driving would-be illegal immigrants into more dangerous areas. In the following viewpoint, Samuel Francis argues that the migrants themselves are to blame for violating U.S. laws, and Mexico shares culpability for failing to discourage illegal immigration to the United States. Francis is a syndicated columnist.

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