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2018-11-16 Caribbean-Latin America

More than 1,500 refugees and migrants (who were months away) suddenly arrive at US-Mexico border

[Independent] Hundreds of refugees and migrants that were part of a caravan travelling from Central America has reached the city of Tijuana at the US-Mexico border.

In joining the more than 750 people that had already reached the city, there are now more than 1,500 migrants - many of them are fleeing poverty and violence in their home countries of Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala.

Around 6,000 troops deployed by President Donald Trump are waiting on the other side of the border, having spent time building concrete barriers and erecting razor-wire fences to keep people out.

With US border inspectors at the main crossing into San Diego processing only about 100 asylum claims a day, it could take weeks if not months to process those who are part of the caravan that departed from San Pedro Sula, Honduras, more than a month ago.

Another 2,000 more refugees and migrants are expected to to arrive in Tijuana by the weekend.

Tijuana's factories are always looking for workers but the prospect of thousands more destitute Central Americans has posed new challenges.

Posted by Besoeker 2018-11-16 06:46|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ] Top

#1 Close the border! Do it NOW, before they push through in the tens of thousands !

Posted by Besoeker 2018-11-16 06:55|| 2018-11-16 06:55|| Front Page Top

#2 They're in a hurry to vote in Florida

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2018-11-16 07:25|| 2018-11-16 07:25|| Front Page Top

#3 Well they are busing them north as fast as they can now.

Posted by DarthVader 2018-11-16 10:43|| 2018-11-16 10:43|| Front Page Top

#4 Stop them by whatever means is necessary.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2018-11-16 11:33|| 2018-11-16 11:33|| Front Page Top

#5 "Tijuana's factories are always looking for workers... "Insufficiently

But the invaders don't want to work.

Posted by Rob Crawford 2018-11-16 11:43|| 2018-11-16 11:43|| Front Page Top

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