The article notes migrants updated their expectations based on social-media clips: under Biden, posts showed easy entry; under Trump, they show ICE arrests, deportations, and people stranded in Mexico. This reframes deterrence as an information dynamic where perceived odds drive flows as much as physical barriers.
— If migration decisions hinge on viral evidence of enforcement, border policy must manage narrative signals alongside operations to sustain deterrence.
Tyler Cowen
2025.09.14
50% relevant
Both pieces show how expectations created by enforcement narratives change migrant behavior; here, fear of deportation shifts the timing of remittances, just as viral clips of arrests shifted crossing decisions.
Robert C. Thornett
2025.08.20
100% relevant
Claims that 'migrants’ social media posts' now show arrests and deportations, conveying 'Don’t bother coming' as the new message.
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