Fenced in or fenced out? Borders do little to deal with the real drivers of global migration, argues Jan Bornman
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Dramatic scenes at the US-Mexico border in recent months have highlighted the surge in migration across the globe: from people fleeing wars to political instability and violence, poverty, and the pursuit of better social and economic conditions. Border officials in the US said they had more than 225 000 encounters with migrants at the border in December alone, the highest number in over two decades.
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