The Chinese government's violent oppression of the primarily Uyghur Muslim population in Xinjiang is no longer a secret. From forced sterilization of Uyghur women to the internment of millions in prison camps to the eradication and destruction of religious institutions, the Chinese Communist Party's actions against the Uyghurs have been deemed worthy of the name genocide to many in the human rights community.

Just 90 miles of water separates Cuban refugees from oppression under a communist dictatorship and the land of the free. Over a thousand miles of Mexico separate Northern Triangle migrants and cartels.