But I was so looking forward to greeting them...
Posted on 04/04/2018 12:54:34 PM PDT by Jim Robinson
A caravan of Central American migrants whose trek across Mexico infuriated President Donald Trump has decided not to travel to the US border, leaders said Tuesday.
"We will wrap up our work in Mexico City," said Irineo Mujica, the head of the migrant advocacy group People Without Borders (Pueblo sin Fronteras).
"We have support teams at the border if there are people who need assistance there, but they would have to travel on their own," he told AFP in the town of Matias Romero, in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca.
The just over 1,000 migrants who currently make up the caravan -- many traveling in families of up to 20 people -- have been camped in the southern town since the weekend, deciding their next move in the face of daily attacks from Trump.
The Republican president vowed to send the US military to secure the border and threatened to axe the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) if Mexico did not stop the caravan.
The caravan is in fact a yearly event whose goal is more to raise awareness about the plight of migrants than to reach the United States -- though some participants have traveled to the border in the past.
Mujica said this year's caravan was so large it would have been dangerous to travel to the border by train-hopping.
(Excerpt) Read more at afp.com ...
During Obama’s time he would have sent planes top pick them up ,LOL
“”We will wrap up our work in Mexico City,” said Irineo Mujica, the head of the migrant advocacy group People Without Borders (Pueblo sin Fronteras). “
Yaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!
MAGA
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Trump was wrong about one thing. We never get tired of winning!
Another one in the win column for the home team!
YAHOO!!!!!!
NTOWY (Not Tired Of Wining Yet)
I love to see what happens when someone have the fortitude to stand up to bullies.
BAHAHAHA!
nice to have an American President protecting our country and following the Constitution...MAGA WINNING !
Hoping President Trump still sends the National Guard troops to support at the border — WITH STRICT ORDERS THAT THEY NEED TO BE PRODUCTIVE and not sitting around somewhere in the rear twiddling their thumbs.
Obama would have sent them a pallet of cash .....
The threat of nuking them worked.
MAGA!!!!!!!!!
Ooh-rah! Thanks, Jim.
People Without Borders, huh? Gee, their website has barely any information at all. Sure would be interesting to see their board of directors and a detailed record of their funding sources - foreign and domestic.
I DON’T TRUST THEM!...... put the National Guard on the border and keep them there.....let’s quit screwing around with illegals!
In the article, they allude to how difficult it was to coordinate such a large group. I wouldn't be surprised if they simply break up into smaller groups and continue to our border.
We must position, and keep, the National Guard on the border until the wall is completed.
The funny part of this is something I was wondering since I first heard about it: There are a lot of stretches where they are in the middle of nowhere. It’s incredibly hot and dry and deserted. What would happen in those places?
Looks like this whole thing was a bluff. Or they got cold feet.
Agreed!
This is only a temporary setback.
When all the attention is diverted elsewhere and no one is noticing, they will come across the border anyway.
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