bombing no but Drug War yes
It is impossible to ignore the effects of the War on Drugs on immigrant communities. Many DACA recipients come from Latin America, one of the regions most impacted by drug prohibition. Last year alone, Mexico’s death toll from the War on Drugs was comparable to that of countries affected by more traditional warfare. In fact, Mexico’s homicide rate of 26,000 exceeded that of Iraq and Afghanistan, 17,000 and 16,000 respectively. As the Mexican government places more and more law enforcement responsibilities on the military in order to match up to well-armed cartels, the violence escalates. Violence brought on by clashes between the government and cartels, along with poverty that results from a government incapable of maintaining a rule of law, are the reasons many families flee their home countries.
There is a deep history behind Mexico’s current horrors of crime and impunity that only Mexicans can deal with, but U.S. drug and gun policies are also responsible.