As another “migrant caravan” has swelled to more than 4,000 hopeful “asylum seekers” marching toward the US’s southern border, recently prompting the Mexican government to dispatch 500 additional border guards to its border with Guatemala, President Trump threatened to send in the military and close the US’s southern border with Mexico in a tweet Thursday morning, after threatening to withhold aid from Honduras earlier in the week.
After bashing Democrats for pushing for “open borders” and Honduras and Guatemala for having “almost no control” over their populations, Trump demanded that Mexico “stop this onslaught” at the country’s border with the US. If they fail, Trump threatened to (“in addition to stopping all payments to those countries”) “call up the US Military and CLOSE OUR SOUTHERN BORDER!”
The new caravan, which began in the Honduran city of San Pedro Sula with 150 migrants, has swelled in size. It’s the second caravan from Honduras this year.
Trump added that “the assault on our country…including the Criminal elements and DRUGS pouring in, is far more important to me, as President, than Trade or USMCA,” adding “hopefully Mexico will stop this onslaught” before declaring it’s “all Democrats fault for weak laws!”
I am watching the Democrat Party led (because they want Open Borders and existing weak laws) assault on our country by Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, whose leaders are doing little to stop this large flow of people, INCLUDING MANY CRIMINALS, from entering Mexico to U.S…..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 18, 2018
….In addition to stopping all payments to these countries, which seem to have almost no control over their population, I must, in the strongest of terms, ask Mexico to stop this onslaught – and if unable to do so I will call up the U.S. Military and CLOSE OUR SOUTHERN BORDER!..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 18, 2018
….The assault on our country at our Southern Border, including the Criminal elements and DRUGS pouring in, is far more important to me, as President, than Trade or the USMCA. Hopefully Mexico will stop this onslaught at their Northern Border. All Democrats fault for weak laws!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 18, 2018
It probably goes without saying that closing the southern border would be incredibly disruptive to trade between the US and Mexico, in addition to angering the most willing partner in the newly forged USMCA trade agreement. Then again, Trump is probably hoping that his staunch immigration stance will help galvanize his supporters to vote in the midterms, as reports about another migrant caravan have brought the immigration debate back to the forefront of the US political debate.
Why aren’t they down there already…. we don’t need anymore 3rd and 4th world subhumans coming here….. stop ALL immigration but you know who is pushing for the destruction of the US… a little country in the middle east
JUST KNOW THIS…… IF YOU ATTEMPT TO MOVE A FORCE TO THE BORDER TO TURN BACK THE INVADERS, YOU WILL BE CREATING AN SHTF SCENARIO BETWEEN YOU AND THE POLICE FORCES, WHICH COULD EVENTUALLY INCLUDE THE MILITARY. WE TRIED IT IN THE 90’S. I’M NOT TRYING TO DISCOURAGE YOU, FOR MANY AMERICANS HAVE DIED TO KEEP A PURE LAW. IT WTLL ALWAYS BE SO.
IF YOU PURSUE THIS PLAN OF ACTION, KEEP US INFORMED!!!
If I had a pet mountain lion, I would teach this feline to attack only those illegals with a certain tattoo–MS-13. That way, my pet mountain lion would have plenty to eat on it’s way back home. I’ll let the native mountain lions in the Big Bend eat the rest of ’em. And if “Trump’s military” comes here, they better watch out for…you know.
If chump does send anyone, it will be to help process their illegal entry and obtain residency. Same as before.
Military to close the border? Wasn’t that what he promised in the primaries? Isn’t that the function of the military…to protect this nation? Too little, too late.
I had to give in and call PA sp because there’s a bmw broken down parked on my front yard since around 6pm. Low profile rims etc and someone just left it there sinking in and God knows what’s gonna happen when the roll back comes and what damage it’s gonna do when it does. God these people are animals. F’g wetbacks.