THEY’VE HAD ENOUGH
Caravan shrinks as some drop out
The caravan of Central Americans trekking to the United States shrank when 500 accepted bus trips back to their home countries and hundreds of others dropped out or were granted asylum in Mexico, authorities said.
While the United Nations was sticking with its estimate of 7,200 marchers, the Mexican government put the number headed to the northern border at 4,500.
Traveling about 45 miles a day, it would take weeks for them to reach the Texas border 1,100 miles away.
President Trump tweeted Wednesday that the migrant crisis in Europe should serve as a warning.
“For those who want and advocate for illegal immigration, just take a good look at what has happened to Europe over the last 5 years. A total mess! They only wish they had that decision to make over again,” the president wrote.
“We are a great Sovereign Nation. We have Strong Borders and will never accept people coming into our Country illegally!” he added in a second post.
Many of those who accepted bus trips back home were sick or exhausted, especially mothers carrying children, Mexican authorities reported,
Earlier, White House counselor Kellyanne Conway dismissed questions about whether Trump was fear-mongering by claiming that “Middle Easterners” were hiding among the migrants.
“I saw that ‘fear’ is one of your ‘Sesame’ Grover words of the day,” Conway said, referring to a character on the children’s TV show “Sesame Street.”
Conway said that the caravan was “a very serious issue” — adding that Trump, who admitted Tuesday that there was “no proof of anything” to support his claim about Middle East infiltrators, was privy to inside info that the press and the public were not aware of.
“He doesn’t tell you everything he knows. He’s the president of the United States. I promise you he knows more than you do and than I do on any given day about this information,” she said. “There’s a constant flow of individuals trying to come over the border.”
Reporters trailing the caravan have said that neither they nor the migrants they have interviewed reported seeing anyone from the Middle East in the group.