Southwest Border Violence: Issues in Identifying and Measuring Spillover Violence

There has been a recent increase in the level of drug trafficking-related violence within and
between the drug trafficking organizations in Mexico. This violence has generated concern
among U.S. policy makers that the violence in Mexico might spill over into the United States.
Currently, U.S. federal officials deny that the recent increase in drug trafficking-related violence
in Mexico has resulted in a spillover into the United States, but they acknowledge that the
prospect is a serious concern.

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[Posted by Maria Rohani]