Posted on 01/16/2021 2:25:50 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
El Florido (Guatemala) - At least 4,500 Honduran migrants pushed past police and crossed into Guatemala Friday night, passing the first hurdle of a journey north they hope will take them to a better life in the United States.
Seeking to escape poverty, unemployment, gang and drug violence and the aftermath of two devastating hurricanes, the migrants plan to walk thousands of kilometers through Central America to Mexico and then on to the US.
The crowd of men, women and children -- many wearing masks due to the Covid-19 pandemic -- pushed their way past police and border gates diving the two countries at the town of El Florido, an AFP correspondent said.
A Guatemalan police official said the force had let the migrants cross as there were many families with children in the crowd and that using tear gas at night could have resulted in casualties.
The migrants are seeking a better life in America under Joe Biden after years of tough anti-immigrant policy under Donald Trump, but the quest is likely to end in heartbreak for many, with US authorities already having warned off the group.
Biden has promised "a fair and humane immigration system" and pledged aid to tackle the root causes of poverty and violence that drive Central Americans to the United States.
But the migrants are keeping the end goal in sight.
Among them, 28-year-old Eduardo Lanza said he dreamed of living in a country where people of different sexual orientations can live with dignity, "respect... and a job opportunity."
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Parking lots at Home Depot, Lowes etc will loaded with illegals looking for work. IMO
••••The migrants are seeking a better life in America under Joe Biden after years of tough anti-immigrant policy under Donald Trump,.......
What anti immigration policy? I’m sure they meant to say enforcing the law policy.
They’re wearing masks so I guess they’re ok? Riiiight.
There was a core group of "shock troops" used by Soros and Chavez to promote socialism in Venezuela.
Some were able to enter the US as Trump struggled with controlling the border. But others were turned away.
Biden will let them in and they will be given citizenship, waiting for the day to violently demand socialism here.
The left is several moves ahead of us.
They will be given citizenship and sent to select cities so the votes can be turned blue.
Proud enough to carry their flag, but not stay in their country. Yep, seems legit. I like that they can all afford the same type of masks (previous post pic), not one homemade...
‘ raise your hand if you took a dump in the convenient store bathroom trashcan rather than the toilet so you can pass on hepatitis A to the next occupant‘
Isn’t she the same one in the first picture? I can’t tell, they’re all fat, I mean hungry.
There... fixed it.
They didn’t get the memo. Now that the DNC can manufacture millions of votes they’re not needed anymore. Any money given to them is less money for the politicians and their backers.
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