US agents fire tear gas at migrants along border: AP

Source: The Hill | November 25, 2018 | Emily Birnbaum

U.S. border agents began spraying tear gas at migrants attempting to breach a southern border crossing on Sunday, The Associated Press reported

The Central American migrants were seeking to come through a border crossing between Tijuana and California, according to an AP reporter at the scene. 

The incident happened shortly after the U.S. suspended pedestrian crossings at the San Ysidro port of entry, one of the busiest entry points between the U.S. and Mexico. 

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The migrants attempting to enter the country on Sunday are members of the so-called migrant caravan that has seized headlines in recent weeks, as reports emerged that the group consisted of thousands of Central American migrants heading toward the U.S.-Mexico border by foot. Most of the migrants are fleeing rampant violence and poverty in their home countries.

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    ConservativeGranny #26513

    Let the weeping and wailing begin.

    EVERYDAY #26521

    Just saw a group of malcontents on the US side of the border protesting the “terrible way these poor migrants are being treated” and advocating that the US just open the border and let them in.

    The media isn’t helping by pushing the narrative that these invaders are poor innocents “fleeing rampant violence and poverty in their home countries.”

    By the way, do you notice how well dressed and well fed most of these supposedly impoverished innocents are?

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