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Migrant 'caravan' at U.S.-Mexico border prepares for mass crossing
Reuters ^ | 26 Apr 18 | Delphine Schrank

Posted on 04/26/2018 2:15:35 AM PDT by SkyPilot

Hundreds of Central American migrants from a caravan that crossed Mexico reunited in Tijuana on Wednesday and planned to cross the border together this weekend in defiance of threats by U.S. President Donald Trump to repel them.

The timing of the migrants arrival could compromise a flurry of talks this week to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which Trump has repeatedly threatened to scrap if Mexico does not crack down on the flow of Central Americans through its territory.

Busloads of migrants began arriving on Tuesday at a shelter that was a five minute-walk from the border and within sight of a U.S. flag waving under an overpass connecting the two countries.

While many rested in tents after a month-long journey across Mexico, others wandered up to the border to contemplate the next stage in their journey.

"The wall doesn't look that tall," said Kimberly George, a 15-year-old girl from Honduras as she looked toward a stunted barrier a few feet away. "I really want to cross it."

Migrants said they fled their homes in Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras because of death threats from local gangs, the murder of family members or political persecution.

Moving from town to town, the migrant caravan became a stumbling block for U.S.-Mexico relations after Trump unleashed a series of tweets in early April, telling Mexican authorities to stop them.

More busloads of migrants arrived during the course of the day, overflowing the first shelter. Local migrant aid groups said it was the biggest single group they had seen arrive together as they scrambled to find places in ten shelters.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: aliens; border; bordersecurity; caravan; illegals; mexico; patriot08; trump; trumpillegals
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To: Post5203

Its an invasion. Open fire. Any means necessary.


61 posted on 04/26/2018 4:50:19 AM PDT by ClearBlueSky (ISLAM is the problem. ISLAM is the enemy of civilization.)
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To: Post5203

This makes me sick. How dare they just arrive here and believe they have the right to barge into OUR country. If they were pushing in my front door it would be called home invasion and I could shoot them to protect myself. How is this any different?


62 posted on 04/26/2018 4:51:05 AM PDT by The Deplorable Miss Lemon (If illegals are here to do the jobs Americans won't do why are so many illegals on welfare?)
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To: ncalburt
Shut the border now .

If it's anything like the Florida Keys, there will be cars and vans waiting to transport "migrants" to Miami.

Arrest the enablers along with the "migrants". And, like Australia, burn the boats (homemade or new) they arrived in.

63 posted on 04/26/2018 4:52:17 AM PDT by Does so (Let's make the word Mohammedism--adding it to other ISMs...)
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To: SkyPilot

For every one of these “central americans” that mexico pushes in to the United States, export 100 mexicans, and confiscate $100,000 of remittances bound for mexico.

Mexico will then stop this.


64 posted on 04/26/2018 4:54:37 AM PDT by Born to Conserve
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To: Does so

Exactly .

Close the Border until Mexico removes this BUSSED in invasion from our border .

We have no idea how many are embedded terrorists and M-13 and other Crazies .

Its a massive Security Risk .

Shut the Border
Cancel Nafta in 24 hours
Tell Mexico to close its Consulates which are invader headquarters anyways

Enough


65 posted on 04/26/2018 5:03:45 AM PDT by ncalburt (Gop DC Globalists out themselves every day)
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To: SkyPilot

1. Give all Americans 48 hours to return to US soil.

2. Call up the Army 10th Mountain Division, and Marines from Camp Pendelton for deployment to California border.

3. Make National Security Statement that the southern border is now closed until further notice, including no flights allowed in from Mexican airspace, and no ships from Mexico allowed to dock.

4. public statement to Mexican president that the United States will hold him personally responsible, and any attempt to forcibly breech this border without permission will be considered a hostile act, and the President of the United States is authorized by the Constitution to take any necessary action to repel such acts (Article IV, Section 4).

5. Drop this-is-your-last-warning leaflets.

6. News blackout. Collaborators go first. Call us when you’re done.


66 posted on 04/26/2018 5:04:28 AM PDT by jimjohn (2nd American Civil War: ongoing since January 20, 2017.)
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To: exDemMom
TRUMP RAN ON SECURING THE BORDERS. LET HIM KEEP HIS PROMISE!!!

IT IS ALREADY ILLIGAL FOT 'ILLRGAL IMMIGRANTS TO CROSS OUR BORDERS.

UPHOLD THE LAW


67 posted on 04/26/2018 5:04:31 AM PDT by patriot08 ( 5th generation Texan- girl type. Check out my Texas page! (in my bio))
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To: SkyPilot

Goldman Sachs and the globalists Wall Streeters will greet them with open arms as they cross the border.


68 posted on 04/26/2018 5:09:56 AM PDT by Original Lurker
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To: Vaquero

That’s up to the Feds to do. Abbot legally cannot send Texas National Guard to California by himself - because if a state governor could do that, we’d be overrun by California National Guard enforcing the whims of Governor Brown on the streets of Texas.


69 posted on 04/26/2018 5:11:08 AM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: Spktyr
TEXAS GOVMABBOT MADE A BIG SHOW OF MOVING NAT GUARD. OTHER OUTFITS TO BORDER IN CASE THE HOARD MOVED IN. DIDN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE WHAT STATE THEY WERE HEADED FOR

THEY'RE HERE. WHERE ARE THE GUARDS????

70 posted on 04/26/2018 5:16:13 AM PDT by patriot08 ( 5th generation Texan- girl type. Check out my Texas page! (in my bio))
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To: Born to Conserve
"For every one of these “central americans” that mexico pushes in to the United States, export 100 mexicans, and confiscate $100,000 of remittances bound for mexico."

Agree. If it doesn't hurt Mexico, they'll do nothing to stop it. Mexico has been running an undeclared war on the US for many years. It has to stop.

71 posted on 04/26/2018 5:28:35 AM PDT by neverevergiveup
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To: patriot08

On the border in Texas. These people intend to cross in ****California****.

Abbot is governor of **TEXAS**. Without Fed command, he cannot send troops to California. California and Texas are two separate states.


72 posted on 04/26/2018 5:31:43 AM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: virgil

Meh-e-co is not our friend. They allowed and aided this group to pass through.


73 posted on 04/26/2018 5:36:08 AM PDT by ealgeone
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To: All
THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO CONSIDERS MEXICANS ON US SOIL TO BE MEXICAN CITIZENS SUBJECT TO THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO

A sworn affidavit by Mexico's Consul General to a Texas court asserts that Mexico's official govt policy is to encourage its poor people to migrate here illegally in order to access our generous welfare system.

The Mexican consul's sworn testimony asserts: "My responsibilities in this position include protecting the rights and promoting the interests of my fellow Mexican nationals, and, that the main responsibility of consulates is to provide services, assistance, and protection to Mexican nationals abroad."

A footnote states that Mexican nationality is granted to children born abroad of a Mexican born parent. IOW, anchor babies born in the US retain parents Mexican nationality.

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Ergo, illegals have two governments looking after their interests.....our govt subsidizing them, and the Mexican govt making sure they collect.

Its time the US govt look after the interests of American citizens.

74 posted on 04/26/2018 5:48:02 AM PDT by Liz ((Our side has 8 trillion bullets;the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use.))
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To: Spktyr
Thank you for contacting Texans for Greg Abbott. Since Governor Abbott took office, Texas has maintained a National Guard presence along the Texas border in addition to adding hundreds of Texas Department of Public Safety officers to help crack down on illegal immigration. Securing our Southern border is one of Governor Abbott’s top priorities, and he has implemented the toughest border security plan in the nation. Under Governor Abbott’s leadership, the State of Texas will not relent in its efforts to secure our border and keep our citizens safe. For more information please contact the Official Office of the Governor’s Constituent services department at (512) 463-1800, or online at https://gov.texas.gov/contact Thank you, Peyton Texans for Greg Abbott
75 posted on 04/26/2018 5:51:50 AM PDT by patriot08 ( 5th generation Texan- girl type. Check out my Texas page! (in my bio))
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To: SkyPilot

Empty our prisons into Acapulco. All of them. Millions of beefy black dudes. Just drop the deck and drop them off.


76 posted on 04/26/2018 5:56:06 AM PDT by The Toll
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To: ncalburt

I have no idea how you can come to that conclusion


77 posted on 04/26/2018 5:59:23 AM PDT by Robe (A nation can survive its fools and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within.)
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To: Robe

What did you post to me .


78 posted on 04/26/2018 6:01:21 AM PDT by ncalburt (Gop DC Globalists out themselves every day)
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To: Post5203

Break out M2 .50 cals.
Keep shooting until they are all dead or fled.


79 posted on 04/26/2018 6:01:57 AM PDT by Little Ray (Freedom Before Security!)
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To: jimjohn
Shut the Calif borders immediately and issue bring in the military .
Stop all Nafta trade
Tell Honduras and Other Countries they have 48 to return there Citizens
Or we stop all trade and banking activities .

Trump needs to Stop Gov Brown , The Dems , Soros , and the Mexican and Other Govt Dumping there illiterate excess population here .

Trump can not let these invaders seek Asylum .

80 posted on 04/26/2018 6:16:35 AM PDT by ncalburt (Gop DC Globalists out themselves every day)
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