Posted on 02/22/2021 7:24:30 AM PST by SeekAndFind
TIJUANA, Mexico — Reyna has been waiting to come into the United States for over three years in Mexico after coming from El Salvador, but after hearing President Joe Biden promising to halt deportations for 100 days during the 2020 campaign, she wants to get into the U.S. now more than ever.
"That is my desire with the 100 days of no deportations. [Biden] said the people that could not return back their country that they would be given asylum," she told Townhall.
Reyna and her family were among the dozens of migrants at the El Chaparral checkpoint trying to enter the U.S. on Friday as the Biden administration implemented phase one of its plan to let some migrants into the country so they would not have to wait in Mexico for their asylum court dates like they did under the Trump administration's Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), commonly known as the "Remain In Mexico" policy.
Families at the El Chaparral checkpoint were from Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and even Haiti.
With the U.S. immigration system now in reverse gear from MPP, confusion was the word of the day south of the border as many of the migrants did not know they could not enter America at that time since the Biden administration is only allowing a small number of migrants who fall under certain categories for the moment. Many thought it would be easier to enter the U.S. with Biden being in office, but it has not panned out that way so far.
"I feel confused, the president says one thing but we are told something different in Mexico," Reyna said.
"The truth is that we are really confused. According to what was come out on the news we do feel that we will have an easier time getting into the U.S. We do not want to go back to Honduras," Fransico, who was also at the checkpoint with his family, told Townhall.
Only 25 migrants were let into the U.S. in the San Diego Sector on Friday after being tested for COVID-19, with plans to let more in over the next two weeks. The White House and the Department of Homeland Security have stated unless migrants are told otherwise, they should not head to the ports of entry because they will not be let into America.
The migrants I spoke with said no one has told them anything and they had not heard the statements to stay away from the ports of entry. Whatever is being said in the U.S. is not being filtered across the border.
"Our main problem is we arrived a year ago and then Coronavirus hit so we have not been able to secure any appointment for our case to be heard so we have been waiting," Fransico explained. "The people who seem to be getting through are those who have a number, who have an appointment in the U.S. so we are here trying to find out how we can get help. There are so many rumors. No one is helping us and no one knows what’s really going on."
Members of the San Diego Rapid Response Network were handing out packets in Spanish at the checkpoint to inform the migrants what was happening with the changes to MPP, which was often the first source of information the migrants had received about the new process.
The migrants, who often had children in tow, said they don't want to go back to their home countries since they are under constant threat from various gangs, like the 18th Street gang.
"The thing is that [the 18th Street gang] would demand a portion of our proceeds from our fruit store. But the store would never have enough profits to provide for us and for them. It was just enough to feed us. If we stayed, they’d take our child," a mother from Honduras told Townhall.
"We would like people in the U.S. to know that Mexico is also another very dangerous country. We are a family with children," Fransico said. "We don’t want to cause any harm. All we want to do is go to work in the U.S. so that our children can have a better future. Sincerely, if we didn’t have children we would just stay here. We want our children to have better opportunities. Here, our children are at risk of also being kidnapped."
The changes to MPP are one of the ways the Biden administration is looking to undo Trump's immigration policies. Biden signed an executive order halting the construction of the new wall system along the southwest border, leaving gaps and partially built sections.
[[[”I feel confused, the president says one thing but we are told something different in Mexico,” Reyna said.]]]
Welcome to Biden’s World.
>>All we want to do is go to work in the U.S. so that our children can have a better future.<<
My immediate reactions:
1) You and 4 billion other people
2) Doing what? You bring no unique skills
3) There is a process you can follow — why should we let you jump the line?
Wait until the 3,000 per day becomes 10,000 per day.....
We keep re-electing people like Flimsey Grahamnesty who keep promising them amnesty, of course they will keep coming.
Not BiteMe’s.
Deep State’s.
Edited for accuracy/clarity.
RE: Doing what? You bring no unique skills
Here in New York and suburbs, you can easily spot the illegal. Just go to one of the largest big box home improvement supershop like Home Depot at about 8:00 AM in the morning and you will see not far from it, lines of young, able bodied men, Hispanic, who could barely speak English standing there, waiting for someone to arrive.
Then, inevitably, you see several white or Asian guys driving a huge vehicle arrive. The driver comes down and starts talking to a few of them and then several jump on the back of the vehicle and disappear.
Then come back to the same place at 5:00 PM. You will see these vehicles with the same white or Asian driver arrive once more with the same Hispanic crew coming OUT of the vehicle.
QUESTION: Where did they go from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM?
The local Law Enforcement officers KNOW about this but do nothing as long as these people don’t commit any crime. They are not ICE and it’s none of their business. Isn’t America a great country?
I hope that answers partly, your question.
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."
Sock Puppet Biden and his handlers have been in violation of the oath from Day 1 of this fraudulent, illegal administration. Impeachment and removal are the only remedies. Oh, and thrown in Kameltoe, Pelosi, and Schumer for good measure.
Why do they want to come here? It is a racist and violent country, right? With covid, they immediately become a liability. Shouldn’t they be vaccinated before being allowed in? How does that compete with Americans who want the vaccine?
>>I hope that answers partly, your question.<<
That is why I said UNIQUE skills. I chose that word carefully.
If we did not have illegals undercutting legal employment our unemployment in areas like the black and legal Hispanic community would be cut in half or better.
Since this country’s turning to shit, maybe all conservatives should move South and take over one of those countries. Maybe more than one. El Salvador only has a population of 6 million. Guatemala 17 million. Honduras 17.5 million.
80 million Trump conservatives might need 4-5 of those countries. We can just swap 80 million for 80 million and get Trump back as president of our new country.
Let the dems have their Hispanics.
Don’t get me started on Abbott.
And I’ve crossed TX off our move-to list.
Confusion...for the Dems, it’s not a bug, it’s a feature.
“But the store would never have enough profits to provide for us and for them. It was just enough to feed us”
Just like living under the Democrat party.
The intentional illegal alien inundation has been completely BIPARTISAN.
The REPUBLICANS have been intentionally importing a permanent Democrat majority for 30 years.
Incredible how the governors of blue states have more courage than our governor Abbott. Really sickening to see really! Unfortunately with the lack of spine our state is ripe for the Democrats to take over. But I always knew someday our beautiful red Texas would come to an end. Because at the end 95% of evil always wins. 1 million or more illegals by the end of four years will swing Texas to the Democrats plus you’ve got the cheating machines. Once Democrats take over Texas it will stay blue forever and they will do what they did in Pennsylvania etc did in 2020 install all those chinese cheating machines in every nook and cranny of Texas. I’m afraid our worst nightmares are coming true. China will be a powerful dominating country as they are infiltrating Taiwan with the same propaganda hoping to have what happened here in the United States happen in Taiwan too. And don’t doubt it for one minute they will be successful at it.
Is this more democrat grandiosity?
The bottomless pit of their need to be 'loved' by 3rd world people? The 'great white hope' crap? Are Biden and his thugs that 'needy'?
FU, you cockroach, FIX YOUR COUNTRY! You’re destroying mine.
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