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As some of you may be aware, I live in San Ysidro, CA. Right on the Mexican/U.S. border and I see and hear things that others may not know about..
There has been a large, 1,000 plus, caravan of Central Americans, traveling north through Mexico on their way to the U.S.
Most of them have now arrived in Tijuana. Their main goal is to convince the American authorities that they are "in danger" in their home countries, and thus seek refugee status.
Homeland security/I.C.E./border patrol is on high alert. small groups (8-12) have been picked up on the U.S. side of the border. Those who are 1st time detainees are charged with a misdemeanor and quickly deported back to Mexico. Those who have been previously arrested for illegally entering the U.S. are charged with a felony and held until trial.
There are several interesting aspects to this, and other such groups. First is that the Mexican government makes no attempt to hinder their northward movement and often distributes maps etc. The Mexican government is fully aware that these people are in Mexico illegally. You might say the Mexican government wants to shove them along in order to avoid dealing with them. And to also pass on their problems to the U.S.
Secondly, there are numerous Hispanic pro-immigrant groups who assist those who want to enter America. Hispanic lawyers from the U.S., shuttle back and forth across the border and give lectures on how to cheat our system. Those lawyers, even as I write this, are teaching the immigrants what to say to the U.S. authorities. They teach them that is will do no good to claim poverty, but instead teach them how to claim that they are "in danger" and thus claim asylum. Asylum, in case you do not know it, gives immediate legal entry into the U.S.
There is literally no limit on how many people want to live in America where they will be given welfare assistance, such as food stamps and housing allowances. We are NOT talking about a few hundred people. We are talking about tens of millions of people actively, legally and illegally, trying to get into the U.S.
There has been a large, 1,000 plus, caravan of Central Americans, traveling north through Mexico on their way to the U.S.
Most of them have now arrived in Tijuana. Their main goal is to convince the American authorities that they are "in danger" in their home countries, and thus seek refugee status.
Homeland security/I.C.E./border patrol is on high alert. small groups (8-12) have been picked up on the U.S. side of the border. Those who are 1st time detainees are charged with a misdemeanor and quickly deported back to Mexico. Those who have been previously arrested for illegally entering the U.S. are charged with a felony and held until trial.
There are several interesting aspects to this, and other such groups. First is that the Mexican government makes no attempt to hinder their northward movement and often distributes maps etc. The Mexican government is fully aware that these people are in Mexico illegally. You might say the Mexican government wants to shove them along in order to avoid dealing with them. And to also pass on their problems to the U.S.
Secondly, there are numerous Hispanic pro-immigrant groups who assist those who want to enter America. Hispanic lawyers from the U.S., shuttle back and forth across the border and give lectures on how to cheat our system. Those lawyers, even as I write this, are teaching the immigrants what to say to the U.S. authorities. They teach them that is will do no good to claim poverty, but instead teach them how to claim that they are "in danger" and thus claim asylum. Asylum, in case you do not know it, gives immediate legal entry into the U.S.
There is literally no limit on how many people want to live in America where they will be given welfare assistance, such as food stamps and housing allowances. We are NOT talking about a few hundred people. We are talking about tens of millions of people actively, legally and illegally, trying to get into the U.S.
