Mexico Faces Illegal Immigration Crisis Along Its Southern Border

Josue Serrano, a Mexican deported illegal immigrant, hangs wooden crosses on the border fence as part of a vigil for illegal immigrants who died while migrating to the United States, at the U.S.–Mexico border in Playas de Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico, on July 4, 2022. Guillermo Arias/AFP via Getty Images

Mexico shares a problem with the United States as it deals with an illegal immigration crisis along its southern border with Guatemala.

Thousands of immigrants continue to make the dangerous journey through Guatemalan jungles and cross illegally into Mexico, often using coyotes, also known as human smugglers, to make the trek.