The guest speaker expresses their opinion on the future of society, stating that they have a long-term pessimism regarding the forces outside of our control but have short-term optimism in the potential for social networks to expand local love and kindness at scale.
The parents of migrant children may eventually receive protection status and then solicit the U.S. government for migration options, leading to chain migration. It is not limited to Latin American immigrants and there is a risk of people going missing along trafficking routes.
The ongoing violence by cartels in Mexico is causing a surge of migrants seeking asylum in the US, as they flee from terrorism and a government that has been overrun by cartels.
The drug trade in Mexico is not limited to border areas, as drugs are trafficked through the desert as well. The only way to address this issue is for Mexico to declare that it is a war and take action accordingly.
The conversation around undocumented items at the border often centers around people, but there is also a significant issue with illegal guns being smuggled into the US from the south. The ability to police this flow is the responsibility of both the US and the countries to the south.