Posted on 11/29/2018 11:15:31 PM PST by Beautiful_Gracious_Skies
A handful of Central American migrants camped out at the U.S.-Mexican border waiting to plead their case for asylum in the US launched a hunger strike to protest the Mexican police blocking their way....[snip].
Mexican immigration authorities began transporting some of [them] via buses to a new shelter.
Under .... immigration policies introduced by the administration of President Donald Trump, U.S. border officials say they may have to stay put in Mexico for months before they can petition authorities....[snip]
On Thursday, ...[sob] Mexican police stopped more than a dozen from the caravan approaching the El Chaparral border crossing.
“What the police are doing is unfair. The truth is we are fighting for our rights,”....[sob]... the group was starting a three-day hunger strike to draw attention to the standoff.
“Why are (the police) treating us like this if we’re not causing them or the Mexican people any trouble?” he said.
Officials with Mexico’s human rights commission said the new facility opened is bigger than the sports complex, which can handle only 2,000 people, and will ensure [they] are not forced to sleep outside.
Overcrowding, cooler temperatures and rain has spread illness- including flu-like sicknesses, lice and chicken pox.
Despite the conditions, many caravan migrants appeared determined to wait as long as it takes, with more than 600 applying for work permits in Mexico earlier this week, according to Mexican officials.
Trump has threatened to “permanently” close the U.S.-Mexican border if Mexico does not deport those gathered in Tijuana.
Mexico’s government has pushed back, arguing that the migrants have a right to ask U.S. officials for asylum. U.N. agencies said this week asylum seekers fleeing violence or persecution are entitled to lodge claims to obtain sanctuary.
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
The Mexican police have stopped packs of ferals from bum-rushing the US border.
"Trump has threatened to “permanently” close the U.S.-Mexican border if Mexico does not deport those gathered in Tijuana." = Not a true statement; he never said those words. FaKe NeWs.
What will they do next? Hold their breath?
Trying to use our own humanity as a weapon against us. Despicable.
Well, fine.
Have at it.
I never could understand the thinking of someone who would deliberately hurt themselves to try to coerce behavior from others.
Do what you want to yourselves, but I am not forcing you to do it and will not take the blame for it, nor will I capitulate and give in to your tantrum.
This is no different than the kid who threatens to hold their breath until they turn blue.
It’s a positive healthy thing for many of the obese bus riders.
Dieting for a cause!
It’s only a 3-day hunger fast. I thought protestors normally fast until they get their way.
“I never could understand the thinking of someone who would deliberately hurt themselves to try to coerce behavior from others.”
It’s called selfishness because they’re throwing a tantrum like a child.
Or arrogance because they think they’re important enough for somebody to give a shit.
The inability of these people to understand the situation is stunning to say the least. What rights are they fighting for that they couldn't have fought for in their own country?
Would be hilarious if the border patrol guys started doing barbeques of steak, burgers and hot dogs right next to the fence.
The lack of ‘basic’ understanding in these people is astounding. Their heads are full of wishful thinking one minute and the next demanding their rights. Unwilling to see their situation as it is.....and one they have created by the decisions they made and continue to make...
I can’t imagine these caravan people’s ability to adjust to US culture even if they get asylum. They don’t appear to be able to think through anything other than what they want.
They are finding out the world isn't going to rescue people who ignore warnings, break laws, and make demands....
And this is a problem?
Cool. Confine them and cut off their water supply, they'll all be dead in three days, unless they decide that maybe dying for George Soros isn't for them and they give up. It's analogous to the approach to kids who claim they'll hold their breath until they turn blue -- go ahead and do it.
I had one kid years ago that threw himself on the floor in a store because he wasn’t going to get what he wanted.... my sister and mother were shocked as they had never seen him do this and neither had I. They asked what to do and I said.....step over him and go to the door we’re leaving....they did just that and in seconds flat he was with us and the tantrum stopped.
That was the only time I ever had to deal with that...but he learned it from another kid he saw doing that and the parent gave in......these people watched Europe give in.....they expect likewise.
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