Posted on 11/19/2018 12:37:22 PM PST by Red Badger
While many Mexican locals in the border city of Tijuana have given the Central American migrant caravan a warm reception, a growing number of frustrated residents have taken to the streets in protest.
Tijuana Mayor Juan Manuel Gastelum is speculating holding a referendum in the city to decide if the thousands who have reached the Mexican border with California recently should be allowed to stay as reports grew of angry residents shouting insults and throwing rocks at the migrants with some engaging in fist-fights as well, Fox News reported.
U.S. journalist Emily Green shared videos online of protesters marching toward a makeshift shelter on Sunday where about 2,000 Central Americans are staying, planning to kick them out.
Anti migrant protestors in Tijuana headed to shelter where 2,000-plus Central America. migrants are taking refuge to kick them out. pic.twitter.com/iYURtdFlZN
Emily Green (@emilytgreen) November 18, 2018
Police reportedly secured the shelter and kept the protesting residents from breaching the space.
Anti-migrant protesters in Tijuana have now reached a police blockade and are surrounded by members of the media. #caravan pic.twitter.com/gK40SJgAFo
Maya Averbuch (@mayaaverbuch) November 18, 2018
Tensions have continued to escalate in the city as the caravan, which was attempting to reach the U.S border to claim asylum, has reached Tijuana where many of the migrants have been sleeping on a dirt baseball field at an outdoor sports complex, Fox News reported. Nearby is a barbed wire fence separating Mexico from the United States.
Approximately 2,700 Central American migrants have applied for asylum in Mexico as officials believe the numbers will soon rise to about 10,000 with many needing to be sheltered for more than six months, according to Fox News. And despite an offer last month by Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto to provide the migrants temporary identification and work permits as well as medical care and housing, the government now admits it lacks the resources to provide housing for the thousands pouring in.
These are our people, we want to do what we can for them, Alden Rivera, the Honduran ambassador in Mexico, told reporters on Saturday while visiting the sports complex. In Honduras, we respect human rights.
President Trump took to Twitter to respond, echoing Gastelums remarks that Tijuana could not handle the influx of migrants and telling them to Go home!
The Mayor of Tijuana, Mexico, just stated that the City is ill-prepared to handle this many migrants, the backlog could last 6 months. Likewise, the U.S. is ill-prepared for this invasion, and will not stand for it. They are causing crime and big problems in Mexico. Go home!
Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 18, 2018
Ahead of the weekend, Trump expressed his anger over the BIG CON of migrants seeking U.S. asylum because of fears of living in their own country.
Isnt it ironic that large Caravans of people are marching to our border wanting U.S.A. asylum because they are fearful of being in their country yet they are proudly waving .
Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 17, 2018
.their countrys flag. Can this be possible? Yes, because it is all a BIG CON, and the American taxpayer is paying for it!
Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 17, 2018
Many local groups have been welcoming the caravan in Tijuana however, donating food and clothing even as their fellow residents are protesting the hundreds pouring in each day and Border Patrol officers are out in full force.
Hopefully, the Mexicans are waking up to the new reality. President Trump will build the Wall, so they better do a better job of keeping Central Americans from using Mexico as a thruway. Otherwise, the Mexicans will be stuck with them.
the caravan refugees are just taking the jobs that the tijuaneros refuse to do
lol
What is this idiocy?
They don’t “agree” with him: They’re pissed that these migrants have disturbed the status quo on the border.
Their own damned fault for permitting the migrants’ transit through Mexico.
Personally, I won’t be satisfied without a no-man’s land/minefield across the whole of the border.
Wouldn’t be surprised if some secret high tech force field type of a barrier is used.
Someone should tell Mexico to build the wall. Then the caravans would have no reason to cross into Mexico.
How about “Make Tijuana Mexican Again!”?..................
“Officials in Baja, CA say there are currently 9,000 migrants moving through Mexico in Caravans.”
Well at least we don’t have to worry about those 9,000 making it here - if they really are attempting this in UAW-built cars.
Well, I think those mean ol’ Mexicans are just a bunch of racists. They don’t like... never mind.
The cartels can’t be happy with the
added scrutiny. Things are going
to get nasty.
do they believe the migrants could carry such issues with them here?
If there was ever a nation that needed a revolution to free it, it is Mexico but sadly that looks to not be in the cards as their way of criminals running the government has become institutionalized over the years as billions and billions of Yankee dollars from American drug users keep this nefarious system well funded to deal drugs, kill, maim, suppress and then repeat.
Mexico has some of the most restrictive drug and gun control laws, yet the cartels have drugs all over the place to sell and are armed to the teeth shooting to kill anyone in their way, but here in the US, the left constantly calls for 'common sense' gun laws and making US drug laws less restrictive that will slowly push us right into the Mexican realm of public safety.
Maybe the people ought to demand a piece of the action..................
Well said.
Some of the media, especially print media like NYT has published articles saying the “caravan” was an issue Trump somehow used as election propaganda and that he hasn’t even mentioned it since the election. Talk about outright lying/fake news! Many have gone so far as to claim the “caravan” is not real and a right wing hoax. They started the hoopla about the “caravan” when they thought it might arrive before midterms and embarrass Trump and Rs. When that didn’t happen they were done with it. The reports about the “caravan” caused a backlash of people that do not agree with illegals coming here and especially not in mass. Due to the backlash the media is trying to backpedal on the whole issue other than bits that they still think might “get” Trump.
Soon the border crunch will be hard it ignore.......................
Yes I think this may lead to them securing their Southern border again. They can secure it, have in the past for many years. When illegals were allowed to pour in they didn’t care if they crossed Mexico and didn’t see it as their problem. Now they have to deal with them for who knows how long so it is their problem. Not to mention this group has caused problems all the way for Mexico.
It would sure be great for us if Mexico would secure their border to Central America. Would not solve all the problems of the border of course but would better allow us to deal with that if we don’t have large groups of other people trying to get in.
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