Posted on 03/26/2020 9:44:20 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Mexican protesters have shut a US southern border crossing amid fears that untested American travellers will spread coronavirus.
Residents in Sonora, south of the US state of Arizona, have promised to block traffic into Mexico for a second day after closing a checkpoint for hours on Wednesday.
They wore face masks and held signs telling Americans to "stay at home". Mexico has fewer than 500 confirmed Covid-19 cases and the US over 65,000.
The border is supposed to be closed to all except "essential" business, but protesters said there has been little enforcement and no testing by authorities.
The blockade was led by members of a Sonora-based group, Health and Life, who called for medical testing to be done on anyone who crosses from the US into Mexico.
Jose Luis Hernandez, a group member, told the Arizona Republic: "There are no health screenings by the federal government to deal with this pandemic. That's why we're here in Nogales. We've taken this action to call on the Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to act now."
The Mexican president has been criticised for his response to the pandemic, as has US President Donald Trump.
Mr Hernandez said the Wednesday demonstrations were a "first warning" to Mr Lopez Obrador, popularly known by his initials, Amlo.
The group has called for enforcement of the crossing ban on all US or Mexican citizens for tourism or medical reasons, including those who cross the border every day to attend school or work in the US.
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Racist!
For a minute I thought it was the Babylon Bee.
BUILD A WALL, MEXICO
We’ll agree if your country agrees not to send your illegals here.
You beat me to it! ;)
It’s a funny old world, eh? :)
Oh yeah I’m sure hordes of US Citizens will be swimming across the rio.
So now they’ll pay for the wall? And by the way, I’m good with not going to Mexico, as long as the Mexicans who are here illegally go back home.
I’ve even heard that the US is allowing caravans of train-top riding Canadians to flood the Mexican boarder.
Phucking eyerony
If ya know whut I meen.
It’s called “Wear you socks outside your shoes” day. Or some other stoopid game.
ROTFLMAO! At the headline.
So, they have to wear facemasks against us; but, we have to wear bullet proof vest and carry narcan with us.
Hypocrites.
DO IT!!!!!!!
Me too.
Oh, that’s rich...
PING
Coronavirus: Mexicans demand crackdown on Americans crossing the border
I'm not making this up. These are the actual headlines.
(oh, the irony.)
Maybe just crossing over, in Tijuana, to escape CA/LA.
The irony....
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