There is a lot to love in America and much to run from in Mexico and our Southern neighbors, so it is understandable that a relocation to the United States is a dream worth pursuing, LEGALLY! Recently however, the number of illegal migrants, detained at the border is up by 24%, and many attribute this to the fear instilled by Trump’s build a wall rhetoric.
From the slums of Central America to close-knit migrant communities in U.S. cities, Trump’s rise to the front of the Republican pack has not gone unnoticed and is partly behind a spike in the numbers of migrants trying to enter the country, including children traveling without guardians.
Interviews with migrants, people smugglers and officials show many migrants are trying to cross now instead of facing tighter policing and new policies to halt illegal immigration if Trump or another Republican wins the Nov. 8 election.
Children are being sent, without escorted, to attempt the crossing. There were between the months of October and January, 20,455 children caught on the Mexican/United States border. This number is up by 100% from last year.
Many migrants, like Isaias Franco of El Salvador, are aware of Trump and Ted Cruz’ vow “to deport all the illegal immigrants in the United States, estimated at more than 11 million.”
“You watch the news … There’s a lot of fear among Latinos,” Franco said, adding that a Republican victory would spell the end for proposed reforms to give many immigrants greater legal security.
Hope Hicks, a spokeswoman for Trump, said migrants understand his policies. “It seems they agree Mr. Trump will be tough, build the wall and stop illegal immigration.”
Blanca Rivera, who manages the Ciudad Juarez migrant shelter, said she had noticed a recent surge in the numbers of migrants and also blamed the inflammatory rhetoric.
Whatever is driving the migrant masses north, much can be made of the idea that the wall, if built, will be a displays in his talking points, it is believed that it will actually be put into action upon being elected. There is a real belief that what Trump says, Trump will do and the migrants are heading this way before he gets his wall built.
Source: Reuters
Send them ,back packing