NOW THAT MEXICO HAS OFFERED THEM ASYLUM, WHAT EXCUSE WILL LIBERALS USE FOR ENCOURAGING THEM TO INVADE AMERICA?
A caravan of several thousand Honduran migrants on their way to the U.S. breached Mexico’s southern border with Guatemala on Friday.
Mexican officials said they would grant asylum to the caravan of about 3,000 migrants.
Most of the migrants plan to go to the U.S. and ask for asylum or try to cross the border illegally.
President Trump said that, at his request, Mexico was trying to help control the flow of immigrants from neighboring countries, but that he was prepared to use U.S. military force if necessary.
Adding to pressure on Mexico to prevent the migrants from reaching the U.S. border, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Mexican authorities in Mexico City on Friday. The migrant caravan was at the top of the agenda.
“We’re prepared to do all that we can to support the decisions that Mexico makes about how they’re going to address this very serious and important issue to their country,” Mr. Pompeo told reporters after meeting with President Enrique Peña Nieto.
Mexican officials had hoped the offer of asylum would break up the large caravan and persuade many migrants to stay in Mexico. Mexico’s interior minister, Mr. Navarrete, said Mexico will continue with efforts to convince the leaders of the group to assist with the orderly entry of migrants into Mexico and respect the country’s laws.
Mexico’s effort to offer asylum marks a departure from its handling of previous caravans, when migrants were sometimes given transit visas allowing them to pass through Mexico on their way to the U.S.
Asylum seekers in the U.S. also face a lengthy and complicated legal process. For those who pass an initial interview, the so-called credible fear bar, will have to prove to an immigration judge that they are likely to face persecution in their home country because of their membership in a particular social group and their government is either unwilling or unable to protect them.
Many asylum seekers from Central America have said they are fleeing gangs, domestic violence and other crime. Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a ruling that said "domestic violence" and "threats from gangs" are generally not grounds for winning asylum in the U.S.
Those who do pass the credible fear bar and are released from immigration jails will face a long wait for their case to be decided. More than 764,000 cases are currently pending in federal immigration courts.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/migrant-caravan-masses-near-mexican-border-1539952930
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