Two large groups of Central American migrants marched to the U.S. Consulate in Tijuana on Tuesday, to deliver a letter of demands to President Trump.
The migrants are demanding that larger numbers of them be processed through the asylum system more quickly, that deportations be halted and that President Trump either grant them access into the United States or pay them $50,000 each to go home.
“Approximately 200 members of the caravan departed El Barretal camp in southeast Tijuana to the offices of the National Institute of Migration (INM) and later the U.S. Consulate General to hand deliver a letter outlining demands,” Former law enforcement official and current Breitbart Border and Cartel reporter Robert Arce reported.
“The demonstration aimed to accelerate the process for migrants to request asylum and work in the United States. Security for the effort was provided by federal, state and municipal police, according to local reporting.”
“It may seem like a lot of money to you,” Organizer Alfonso Guerreo Ulloa told The San Diego Union-Tribune. paper. “But it is a small sum compared to everything the United States has stolen from Honduras.”
According to reports, the letter demands that the migrants’ demands be met within the next 72 hours as they blamed U.S. economic and military interests in Honduras for the nation’s current poor conditions. They also asked that the US remove Honduran President Hernandez from office.
The migrants also carried signs printed on bed sheets, some of which appeared to admit that they were not asylum seekers but rather were economic migrants, The Daily Wire reports.
“You got it wrong Trump, we asked for jobs you responded with weapons. If asking for work is troublesome than I’m totally confused,” one sign read.
Another sign stated: “Don’t close your door employers. One day you will need me then I will remember the rejection. Entrepreneurs don’t turn your back on us. You know we both are the backbone of society.”
Honduran Migrant Caravan protesters march to U.S. Consulate in Tijuana yesterday, “You got it wrong Trump, we asked for jobs you responded with weapons. If asking for work is troublesome than I’m totally confused.” pic.twitter.com/bZIYaIVAOa
— Robert Arce (@robertrarce) December 12, 2018
A second sign read, “Don’t close your door employers. One day you will need me then I will remember the rejection. Entrepreneurs don’t turn your back on us. You know we both are the backbone of society.”
— Robert Arce (@robertrarce) December 12, 2018