Migrant Caravan Grows As It Approaches U.S. Border

By Bill Galluccio

October 22, 2018

A migrant caravan, which has grown into the thousands, walks into the interior of Mexico after crossing the Guatemalan border

A migrant caravan slowly marching from South America towards the United States continues to grow despite Mexico's attempts to stop the group at the country's southern border with Guatemala. The crowd has swelled from 4,000 people to an estimated 7,000 people after they forced their way past border gates and into Mexico.

As the caravan departed from the southern Mexico city of Tapachula, President Donald Trump called the situation a "National Emergency" in a series of tweets. Trump said that he has alerted the military and border patrol to be on alert and ready to deal with the caravan if it reaches the United States. The president blasted the "Democrats for not giving us the votes to change our pathetic Immigration Laws" and called on people to vote them out in the upcoming midterm elections. In his final tweet, Trump said the United States "will now begin cutting off, or substantially reducing, the massive foreign aid routinely given" to Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador.

Sadly, it looks like Mexico’s Police and Military are unable to stop the Caravan heading to the Southern Border of the United States. Criminals and unknown Middle Easterners are mixed in. I have alerted Border Patrol and Military that this is a National Emergy. Must change laws!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 22, 2018

Every time you see a Caravan, or people illegally coming, or attempting to come, into our Country illegally, think of and blame the Democrats for not giving us the votes to change our pathetic Immigration Laws! Remember the Midterms! So unfair to those who come in legally.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 22, 2018

Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador were not able to do the job of stopping people from leaving their country and coming illegally to the U.S. We will now begin cutting off, or substantially reducing, the massive foreign aid routinely given to them.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 22, 2018

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