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Caravan migrants break Guatemala border fence, rush Mexico (Update)
AP ^ | 19 Oct 18 | SONIA PEREZ D. and MARK STEVENSON

Posted on 10/19/2018 2:56:02 PM PDT by SkyPilot

TECUN UMAN, Guatemala (AP) — Central Americans traveling in a mass caravan broke through a Guatemalan border fence and streamed by the thousands toward Mexican territory Friday, defying Mexican authorities’ entreaties for an orderly migration and U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats of retaliation.

Arriving on the Mexican side of a border bridge, they were met by a phalanx of police with riot shields. About 50 managed to push their way through before officers unleashed pepper spray and the rest retreated.

The gates were closed again, and a federal police officer used a loudspeaker to address the masses, saying, “We need you to stop the aggression.”

Waving Honduran flags and carrying umbrellas to protect against the sun, the migrants arrived earlier at the Guatemalan side of the muddy Suchiate River that divides the country from Mexico, noisily demanding they be let in.

“One way or another, we will pass,” they changed, clambering atop to U.S.-donated military jeeps parked at the scene as Guatemalan police looked on.

Young men began tugging on the fencing and finally succeeded in tearing it down, and men, women and children rushed through and toward the border bridge just up the road.

Edwin Santos of San Pedro Sula was one of the first to race past helpless Guatemalan police, clutching the hands of his father and wife.

“We are going to the United States!” he shouted euphorically. “Nobody is going to stop us!”

(Excerpt) Read more at apnews.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; Mexico; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: border; caravan; illegals; invaders; seebreakingnews; trump
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To: SkyPilot

2 posted on 10/19/2018 2:57:24 PM PDT by fruser1
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President Trump is working to change our insane immigration policy to one of S-hole 3rd World Takers who invade us, go on welfare, destroy our Emergency rooms, neighborhoods, and schools to one of merit.

Perhaps you can see why.


3 posted on 10/19/2018 2:58:08 PM PDT by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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To: ExTexasRedhead

Ping to you girl!


4 posted on 10/19/2018 2:58:55 PM PDT by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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To: SkyPilot

In an orderly and just world, it would be appropriate to make the call to Spooky and end this invasion in a couple of minutes.


5 posted on 10/19/2018 2:59:31 PM PDT by rigelkentaurus
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To: SkyPilot

Have at it, Mexico ... and we didn’t give them instructions on how to game YOUR system.


6 posted on 10/19/2018 2:59:51 PM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true, I have no proof, but they're true.)
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To: SkyPilot

That guy hasn’t missed any meals.


7 posted on 10/19/2018 3:01:09 PM PDT by OKSooner
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To: rigelkentaurus

Roger Spooky.


8 posted on 10/19/2018 3:01:38 PM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true, I have no proof, but they're true.)
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To: SkyPilot

The globalists and open-borders traitors want to create a November incident at the border.

PDJT needs to order the US Army Corps of Engineers to build the border wall. No more dancing around.

This is an invasion and a threat to the citizens of this country and nothing less.

I wish Trump would also set up a website for individual donations to build the wall.


9 posted on 10/19/2018 3:03:09 PM PDT by bkopto
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10 posted on 10/19/2018 3:03:46 PM PDT by HangnJudge
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They are an INVADING ARMY, so they should just be shot.


11 posted on 10/19/2018 3:03:50 PM PDT by nopardons
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To: SkyPilot; All

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6295861/Caravan-thousands-Honduran-migrants-TURN-Mexican-border-Guatemala.html


12 posted on 10/19/2018 3:04:43 PM PDT by SteveH
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To: SkyPilot

Stop calling them Migrants


13 posted on 10/19/2018 3:06:14 PM PDT by butlerweave
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14 posted on 10/19/2018 3:07:00 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It i. Thank you.s either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: bkopto
PDJT needs to order the US Army Corps of Engineers to build the border wall. No more dancing around.

Agreed. But that will take years.

What needs to happen between now and November 6th is deploy a hundred thousands active duty, Reserve, and Guard troops to the border.

If Mexico does allow the Invasion, then our troops need to press 5 miles into Mexican territory, set up detention camps, and tell Mexico that millions more of Illegal Invaders are on the way south, coming to you.

The UN will scream bloody murder. So will the EU, the Democrats, and the media.

Tough crackers.

15 posted on 10/19/2018 3:07:03 PM PDT by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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To: SkyPilot

Please dear God,
Don’t let FRANCE offer to help us.


16 posted on 10/19/2018 3:08:39 PM PDT by smvoice (2 Cor.5:20. "Now then we are ambassadors for Christ")
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Gee they look like they haven’t had much to eat!


17 posted on 10/19/2018 3:09:20 PM PDT by notaliberal (St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle,)
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Priority should be given to those who have already applied legally. There is a great unfairness in honoring those who will not respect the application process in a country while sending to the back of the line those who did.


18 posted on 10/19/2018 3:09:45 PM PDT by KDF48 (Redeemed by Christ.)
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To: butlerweave
Stop calling them Migrants

Yup. And "Asylum Seekers."

They are Invaders. Takers. Illegals. Criminals.

19 posted on 10/19/2018 3:10:49 PM PDT by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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To: SkyPilot

Go home and clean up your own country(ies), instead of coming here and bringing crime and drugs.


20 posted on 10/19/2018 3:12:31 PM PDT by TomGuy
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