A US Border Patrol agent detains migrants at the border in El Paso, Texas. Photo: Getty Images.

A US Border Patrol agent detains migrants at the border in El Paso, Texas. Photo: Getty Images.

To Truly Improve Border Security, the US Must Deal With the Drivers of Migration

Donald Trump has the completely wrong approach. Boosting border security means spending more, not less, in Central America.

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  • Associate Fellow, US and the Americas Programme, Chatham House and U.S. Deputy Homeland Security Adviser, National Security Council (2015-2017)

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  • 2 Apr 2019
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Authors

  • Associate Fellow, US and the Americas Programme, Chatham House and U.S. Deputy Homeland Security Adviser, National Security Council (2015-2017)

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