Posted on 10/24/2018 2:23:01 AM PDT by iowamark
...Migrants tore down a fence and attacked police with bottles and rocks when they were told that only 100-200 people would be allowed to enter each day.
The caravan is believed to have formed in San Pedro Sula (a violent city in northwest Honduras) earlier this month, when a group of 200 people agreed on social media to travel to the US together.
The group quickly grew in size as more people saw an opportunity to travel safely without paying a smuggler.
...Mexico responded by offering to grant asylum to the entire caravan and has appealed to the UN for help on deciding who should stay and who should be deported.
Despite Mexico’s offer, many of the migrants are determined to make it to the US.
To enter the US, migrants will have to prove they face persecution back home. But as security analysts have pointed out, most of these migrants are not fleeing persecution; they are simply looking for a better life or trying to reconnect with family members living illegally in the US.
“This caravan brings into stark contrast and just really highlights some of the things Trump is fighting for when it comes to border security,” said Travis Korson, a Republican who works at Madison Strategies consulting firm.
Trump’s harsh rhetoric about the caravan has infuriated Democrats and galvanized Republicans ahead of midterms. His words are expected to have the biggest impact on independent voters, who could side with either party on immigration.
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So who is the “kidnapped billionaire?”
A Tanzanian. Nothing to do with the Central Americans.
https://www.foxnews.com/world/africas-youngest-billionaire-freed-9-days-after-being-kidnapped
Map of the caravan location.
It’s looooonnnggg way to the USA:
https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/23/americas/caravan-location-map/index.html
Article says that a group on social media decided to travel together. So these poor fearful people without jobs still have internet access? How can they afford that? Such BS. They just want to come get American free stuff instead of making their country better!
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