Per CBS:

The United States has been ranked for the first time among the 10 nations deemed to be the most dangerous for women by experts in the field. A survey by the Thomson Reuters Foundation of about 550 experts in women’s issues around the globe labeled the U.S. the 10th most dangerous nation in terms of the risk of sexual violence, harassment and being coerced into sex.

This might sound a little silly. But remember: The people who compiled the report are experts, and they’re in the field:

The foundation asked the experts which five of the 193 United Nations member states they felt were “most dangerous for women and which country was worst in terms of health care, economic resources, cultural or traditional practices, sexual violence and harassment, non-sexual violence and human trafficking,” according to the foundation’s article on the survey.

The U.S. ranked number ten. The other nine countries, in order, are India, Afghanistan, Syria, Somalia, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Congo, Yemen, and Nigeria.

Neither Canada nor Mexico made the list, and nor did any countries in South America. Which leads me to the obvious conclusion: The United States must immediately close its border for the benefit of women in nearby countries, who, if allowed in, will face more dangerous conditions than they did in the countries they left. Now that we know what we know, it’s the only humanitarian option.