As Donald Trump's inauguration day fast approaches, his proposed immigration policies are creating uncertainty and dread not only among those in the United States but also across Latin America, where many decide to migrate on a daily basis due to myriad factors, including economic uncertainty and violence.
Should Trump effectively carry out the "largest deportation operation in American history," the regional impact would be twofold: on one end migrants would be expelled from the U.S. and, on the other, those seeking to enter the country would see their chances to do so dwindle. And perhaps no country looks as poised to bear the brunt of this development as neighboring Mexico and its newly-minted president Claudia Sheinbaum.
