Wednesday, March 6, 2019

NPR - Migrant Families Arrive In Busloads As Border Crossings Hit 10-Year High - We Deplorables have turned out to be Charles the Ball Peen Hammer (for now) --tma






The U.S. Border Patrol apprehended more than 66,000 migrants at the Southern border in February, the highest total for a single month in almost a decade.
The majority of those arrested were migrant families or children traveling alone or without a parent, according to figures released Tuesday by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Many of the migrants say they're fleeing criminal gangs and poverty in Central America to seek asylum in the United States.
"This is clearly both a border security and humanitarian crisis," said CBP Commissioner Kevin McAleenan at a press briefing. ...