An article from the Christian Science Monitor website claims that over the last year, illegal immigration from Mexico to the U.S. has gone up 24 percent. It argues that between Donald Trump's promises to build a wall on the border and his success in the polls and primaries, people who had been planning to sneak into the country may feel like this is their last chance. In that regard, Trump's plans may have backfired somewhat.
The article goes on to say that smugglers who make a living taking people over the border are using Trump's claims to convince people to use their services. Additionally, people already in the country are using the same argument to try and get their family members over. While they are concerned about the possibility of living under a Trump presidency (one interviewee claims that people "think he looks like a dictator"), they believe that it would still be better than staying in Mexico or Central America. Many of the people who enter the U.S. illegally do so in order to escape poverty or gang violence, so a chance at a life here seems like a much better option - even if they risk being deported later.
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