Title 42 didn't result in a surge of migration, after all – but border communities are still facing record-breaking migration
- Written by Lydia Renee Cleveland, PhD Candidate, International Studies., Old Dominion University
In an aerial image taken on May 12, 2023, a border wall and concertina wire barriers stand along the Rio Grande river between Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, left, and El Paso, Texas.Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty ImagesU.S. government officials and media alike made widespread predictions that there would be a surge of migration across the U.S.-Mexico...

