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She advocates for adopting stricter policies, including mass deportations, to demonstrate that illegal entry and employment carry serious consequences. Her view is that establishing clear penalties and consequences would significantly alter migrants’ cost-benefit analyses, reducing overall illegal crossings.
Policy Recommendations and Future Actions
Reese urges a return to strict immigration law enforcement. She advocates reinstating policies like the "Remain in Mexico" program, which prevents asylum-seekers from entering the U.S. until they’ve gone through their legal processes abroad, and enforcing the "Safe Third Country" rule, which would require asylum claims to be made in the first safe country reached.