Posted on 10/20/2018 8:10:59 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Activists and others have longed called for a cut in US military aid to Central American country over rights abuses.
Esquipulas, Guatemala - US President Donald Trump's threats against a caravan of thousands of Honduran migrants headed to the United States will not deter people from fleeing the Central American country, activists say, adding they would welcome a cut in US military and security aid to Honduran security forces.
"With regard to the threats of the United States government, I don't even think people listen to that," human rights activist Yessica Trinidad told Al Jazeera over the phone.
"People leaving have no certainty as to whether or not they will arrive. It is like leaping into an abyss, but for them, it is better than living here," said Trinidad, coordinator of the Honduran Network of Women Human Rights Defenders.
The caravan set out Saturday from northwestern Honduras. More than 2,000 people reached Guatemala Monday after a standoff with Guatemalan police at the border. The caravan, now in waves at different points on the route, continues to grow, with some estimates putting it at more than 5,000....
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If Graham wants that, then once they’re given their amnesty, move them all to Charleston and the surrounding suburbs like Mt Pleasant, Isle of Palms, Folly Beach, Johns Island, Sullivans Island, and all along the waterfront where the antebellum mansions are. The ones that are home to the significant Jewish and Homosexual community that makes up Charleston.
I’m sure those folks would love to have a few hundred thousand Muslims and Central/South American gang members, welfare queens, etc, to add some much needed diversity to the city.
Excellent point......they have no intention of assimilating. Their loyalty is to their home country.
You can bet the Honduran PTB are salivating at the thought of all the billions in remittances coming their way.
It didn’t take Lynduh long to go back to being Lynduh.
And, they appear well clothed and fed...
2 doors down from me are Guats. No clue how many live there or how they make a living. Cars in and out of there all night long. We have security cameras and one is toward their house since we live on a curve. They took a gorgeous home and turned it into an eyesore. I wish they’d lose the house to foreclosure.
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