President Pena Nieto Vows to Secure Country's Border with Guatemala PressTV
go to original August 5, 2013

Immigrants arrive for a rest stop after a 15 hour ride atop a freight train headed north early on August 4, 2013 in Ixtepec, Mexico. Thousands of migrants ride atop the trains, known as 'la bestia,' or the beast, during their long and perilous journey through Mexico to the U.S. border.  Only a fraction of the immigrants who start the journey will arrive safely on their first attempt to illegally enter the United States. (John Moore/Getty Images)

The Mexican government has vowed to bring order to its southern border, where drug cartels and migrants can cross without police interference.

According to a report published by the Los Angeles Times on Sunday, President Enrique Pena Nieto recently pledged to strengthen security at border crossings and set up more sophisticated internal control stations.

In addition, Vice Admiral Francisco Ramon Tiburcio Camacho said the Mexican navy, which is in charge of protecting the border, has staged coordinated operations with the Guatemalan military, aimed at ridding the southern border area of drug cartels.

The Mexican government is also developing a program to record fingerprints, photos and other identifying features of migrants, in an attempt to better monitor the movements of thousands of migrants who enter the country each year.

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