# The US is pouring money into surveillance tech at the southern border

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/the-us-is-pouring-money-into-surveillance-tech-at-the-southern-border/
- Published: 2023-04-21T10:00:52-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo caption: A Remote Video Surveillance System (RVSS) off of W. Montezuma Canyon Rd in Cochise County, AZ. Photo credit: EFF, CC-BY-3.0. Article by Tate Ryan-Mosley. MIT Technology Review – April 17, 2023. This article is from The Technocrat, MIT Technology Review’s weekly tech policy newsletter. For years, the US has struggled to process all the people who want to come and live here. It’s a slow-rumbling problem that has become a crisis, and over the past 18 months, the number of migrant deaths has surged. In January, the estimated number of migrants reached a 20-year peak, and border facilities started to become overwhelmed. In response […] Click here to view original web page at www.technologyreview.com