There’s a good, dispassionate, non-partisan, informative article on the caravan of people making its way from Guatemala and Honduras through Mexico presumably to the United States at The Guardian:
Thousands of Central American migrants, including men, women and entire families, are marching through southern Mexico, in the hope of reaching the US.
The group has grown steadily since setting out from the Honduran city of San Pedro Sula on 12 October, but the exact size is unclear as there is no single organizing group.
Mexico’s interior ministry put the figure at 4,500 on Tuesday; local officials in the town Huixtla estimated the number of participants at closer to 6,000, while UN officials said there were 7,200 migrants.
Read the whole thing. They do ask the most relevant question: what will the people in the caravan do when they reach the border?
Most of the people who make it to the border are likely to turn themselves in to US authorities and claim asylum, although a few – mostly younger men – have said they will attempt to cross illegally if that is not possible.
Trump has said he will not let caravan members in, but the US is legally obliged to consider the cases of asylum seekers.
I have no idea whether the caravan is spontaneous, a planned strategy, or some of both but it definitely has a whiff of Cloward-Piven about it—destroy the system by overwhelming it.
Here’s an interesting article about the man who supposedly started it:
https://nypost.com/2018/10/23/meet-the-man-behind-the-migrant-caravan-headed-to-us/
For those who are still confused about a shithole, any country with thousands of people walking over a thousand miles to get away from it is a shithole.
So, President Trump was right after all.
But, Tasty, it MUST be bad that they would undertake the trek. They aren’t just economic migrants, they are afraid to stay where they are.
And according to THIS article, the caravan has Chicago roots.
https://capitalresearch.org/article/the-open-border-activists-behind-the-illegal-immigrant-caravans/
People embedded with the caravan are reporting young males comprise the majority, while women and children are in the minority. A friend of mine, knowledgeable in retail pricing, was surprised to see in televised film one of the highest-end strollers being pushed by one of these travelers. Basically, there are so many inconsistencies and questions traveling with this caravan.
I personally find concerning these migrants deliberate intent to enter into this country by overwhelming numbers, taxing border patrol, available holding facilities, as well as the patience and empathy of many.
They aren’t trekking, they’re being trucked. That’s how they’re going to get to Tijuana in time for the mid-terms.
https://theconservativetreehouse.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/caravan-8-truck-dot.jpg?w=640&h=402
If they are walking 1200 miles, it makes sense most would be young males.
“surprised to see in televised film one of the highest-end strollers being pushed by one of these travelers.”
Probably stolen. Or a knock off. Common in the third world.
Steve