Why is there less migration at the U.S.-Mexico border?

This is audio accompanying [a video presentation]( ) that walks through what the data tells us is happening at the U.S.-Mexico border, why so few people are migrating amid Trump's crackdown, and whether numbers are likely to stay low. "Keeping people from migrating by withdrawing rights and instilling terror" is not a policy success, just because "numbers are down." After running through the latest data, this presentation looks at the dangers—including dangers to U.S. democracy— of what is happening now, and the outlines of a far better, rights-respecting, sustainable approach.

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Why is there less migration at the U.S.-Mexico border? is an episode from Talking About Latin America by Adam Isacson.

This episode is 32:04 long.

This episode was published on Nov 24, 2025.

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