Catherwood LibraryILR School

With a war on terrorism at home and abroad declared, massive security crackdowns are affecting the U.S./Mexican border. The increase in security has made it much harder for illegal immigrants fleeing a deeply troubled Mexican economy to cross into the U.S. in search of work. As a result, many Mexican migrant workers already in the U.S. have decided not to return to their families during this winter's off-season rather than risk being unable to return to America when seasonal job-markets pick up again in the spring.