At the US-Mexican border, migrants give up hope of crossing – IOTW Report

At the US-Mexican border, migrants give up hope of crossing

Yahoo: Ciudad Juárez (Mexico) (AFP) – In muddy makeshift camps in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, more than 1,000 migrants had waited for weeks for a chance to request asylum in the United States, enduring cold nights and long days of uncertainty.

Frustrated, many are giving up and clearing out.

Authorities say as of last week, there were still about 1,400 migrants, most of them from southwestern Mexico, holding out hope under tents and tarps not far from the Rio Grande.

But on Thursday, only about 700 remained. The others grew tired of the near-freezing temperatures at night and the seemingly fruitless quest to be heard by US officials. more

11 Comments on At the US-Mexican border, migrants give up hope of crossing

  1. Why isn’t Washington stopping this invasion??? Just how many are we allowing to over run the country?? It seems to me there should be some practical, sustainable limit.

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  2. “At the US-Mexican border, migrants give up hope of crossing”

    …good. now, if we can just get the illegals HERE to give up any hope of VOTING, then we might actually be able to SAVE this Nation…

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