New paper in Science on the physiological costs of undocumented human migration
Physiological costs of undocumented human migration across the southern United States border
SHANE C. CAMPBELL-STATON, REENA H. WALKER, SAVANNAH A. ROGERS, JASON DE LEÓN, HANNAH LANDECKER, WARREN PORTER, PAUL D. MATHEWSON AND RYAN A. LONG
“Owing to the vast expanse and remoteness of the Arizona desert, many migrant deaths in this region likely go unreported. Among those bodies that are discovered, many are located by accident, and, as of now, there is no concerted effort at the state or federal levels to systematically retrieve bodies across the region... Although it is often assumed that such deaths are caused by exposure, little empirical data exist regarding how physiological stress may relate to broader geographic patterns of undocumented migrant death throughout the study area.”