As US election rhetoric heats up, illegal border crossings fall

The banks of the Rio Grande river separating Mexico and the United States look almost deserted, and formerly overcrowded migrant shelters are half empty -- a consequence of tougher US immigration policies in an election year. Months ago, a steady flow of undocumented migrants crossed the Rio Grande river from Ciudad Juarez each day.

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