MEXICO CITY—Mexico has launched new measures to deter illegal crossings at its southern border with Guatemala, including posting militarized police and using drones to monitor entry points, the national migration institute (INM) said on Friday. The announcement comes after Reuters reported that Mexico was planning to beef up border enforcement along its southern reaches to stem a sharp increase in illegal immigrants entering the country to head for the United States. Many illegal immigrants entering Mexico hope they will be allowed entry into the United States under U.S. President Joe Biden’s “humane” immigration policies, thanks to misinformation from criminal gangs that make money off desperate immigrants looking for better opportunities. High levels of violence and poverty in a trio of Central American countries and advertising by the gangs continue to see thousands of illegal immigrants take large loans and embark on the dangerous journey north in the hopes of seeking a better …