Another caravan on the way. Will it arrive before the midterms? MERGED (spend, husband)

[Mikala43]

Originally Posted by BOS2IAD

400 is a lot less that over one thousand. Big difference.

Yes, it is, and that's my point.

The last caravan started with thousands and the rhetoric was going as it is now, for this caravan........ and it turned out to be a big fat nothing.

[BOS2IAD]

Originally Posted by OnOurWayHome

I'm tired of the lies not being checked on this thread. The numbers are dwindling, not growing.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world...756_story.html

And here is what CNN says:

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/23/over...pushes-on.html

[Mikala43]

Originally Posted by Cape Cod Todd

My wife thinks we should be digging a pit, filling it with fuel and lighting it on fire to prevent the bum rush when the horde tries to force their way in.

She as do I believe in LEGAL immigration but ILLEGAL immigration is bad for the country.

Who was it up thread that said no one was over reacting and being whipped into a frenzy?

[PilgrimsProgress]

Mexico has offered these migrants jobs which is what they said they wanted. They turned Mexico down and headed north.

Hmmm, kinda reminds me of the bums on the street corner with signs, "Will work for food" but when you offer them work, they curse you.

[BOS2IAD]

Originally Posted by Mikala43

Yes, it is, and that's my point.

The last caravan started with thousands and the rhetoric was going as it is now, for this caravan........ and it turned out to be a big fat nothing.

Can you guarantee that this time it will be "a big fat nothing"? CNN says that there are 4500 currently in this caravan.

Keep in mind that these people thought nothing of forcing their way into Mexico. They will think nothing of forcing their way into the US.

I don't take that lightly. The potential is there for BP agents to get injured or even killed. Many of the so-called asylum seekers could be killed if there is a stampede. Children, most likely, will get separated from the adults they were with (I won't say parents because, in the past, many were found to be with traffickers).

[Mikala43]

Originally Posted by BOS2IAD

Can you guarantee that this time it will be "a big fat nothing"? CNN says that there are 4500 currently in this caravan.

Of course not. I am advising to keep it in perspective, which I'm not seeing a lot of here.

[OnOurWayHome]

Originally Posted by BOS2IAD

And here is what CNN says:

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/23/over...pushes-on.html

That article is from October 23. The numbers have gone down.

[LordSquidworth]

Originally Posted by PilgrimsProgress

Mexico has offered these migrants jobs which is what they said they wanted. They turned Mexico down and headed north.

Hmmm, kinda reminds me of the bums on the street corner with signs, "Will work for food" but when you offer them work, they curse you.

I wouldn't want to stop in Mexico. They've got a bit of a cartel problem that isn't much different from what they're fleeing in the first place...

[BOS2IAD]

Originally Posted by OnOurWayHome

That article is from October 23. The numbers have gone down.

What is the exact number that WaPo claims? The first time I read the article, I couldn't find anything. The second time I went for another look, I hit their paywall.

Please quote from the article. Thanks.

[BOS2IAD]

Originally Posted by LordSquidworth

I wouldn't want to stop in Mexico. They've got a bit of a cartel problem that isn't much different from what they're fleeing in the first place...

To hear what those Hondurans claim, they make it sound even worse than Mexico. Apparently, those Hondurans who have requested asylum in Mexico feel it is safer than Honduras.