News Today reports that hundreds of Central American migrants arrived at the U.S. border yesterday (Wednesday) and that thousands more are coming behind them.
Large groups of migrants gathered on the beach in the northern city of Tijuana at the border fence that separates Mexico from California, climbing on top of it and even jumping down to the other side as US border patrol agents looked on – before quickly scrambling back to the Mexican side.
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Some managed to make it across the border and were arrested.
Catholics are reportedly instrumental in bringing illegal immigrants to the border at Tijuana.
Another 2,000 meanwhile travelled through the night on some 20 buses arranged by a Catholic priest, moving rapidly into northern Mexico after an arduous, month-long trek across the south and center of the country. The buses dropped them off in the town of Navojoa, in the northern state of Sonora, then returned to pick up a second group of 2,000 migrants who had stayed behind.
Navojoa sits about 1,200 kilometers (750 miles) from Tijuana, the spot where the migrants plan to cross the border, and more than 3,000 kilometers from the town where they began their journey on 13 October: San Pedro Sula, Honduras. But the caravan is moving far more quickly through the dangerous and sparsely populated north than it did through the south and center of the country, thanks to donated transport – sometimes from local authorities who would rather send the migrants on their way than host them in shelters.
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According to the Trump Administration, immigrants are welcome to report at any of the “ports of entry” to the United States. Reporting to a port of entry falls under the category of legal immigration. It is not clear why so many refuse to come through a port of entry but some speculate that the willful attempts to circumvent U.S. law ultimately come from groups which support open borders and are urging migrants onward. It is claimed by FactCheck.org that billionaire philanthropist George Soros is not providing the financial backing to bring migrants here, despite some allegations on the right, but clearly someone with a lot of money is paying for such things as the 20 buses used by the Catholic priest mentioned above.
This writer supports the rule of law and wonders if some undesirable people (terrorists?) may be slipping across the border among the slew of people who are looking for economic stability. The only way to be sure is to detain and investigate each person coming across the border. Hopefully, the 5900 troops sent to the border by the Trump Administration will assist in the detention.
