Not surprisingly, Amnesty International (“fighting the bad guys since 1961”) strongly disagreed with President Trump Monday when he called the massive migrant caravan headed toward the U.S. border a national emergency. The group struggled a bit with its spelling, but it made its message clear: these are people with human rights.
The caravan is not a "National Emergy" or a security threat. Many of these individuals are fleeing violence in their home country with the intention of seeking asylum.
They are people. They have human rights. You cannot scare us away from the truth. https://t.co/Q1FEDaSgZT
— Amnesty International (@amnestyusa) October 22, 2018
You know who else are people and have human rights? American citizens. And what assurance can Amnesty International give that none of these 7,000+ migrants poses a security threat?
Also, catch the disclaimer that “many” are fleeing violence in their home country. How many? CNN’s Bill Weir is embedded with the caravan and seems to think they’re all coming to the United States to get jobs as lettuce pickers, maids, and day laborers.
The "caravan" IS a national security threat. Anytime a group of thousands tries to storm your border it’s a national security threat. We do not know who these people are, their criminal histories or their gang/terror affiliations. Your virtue signaling is brazen stupidity.
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) October 22, 2018
Any real victims from Central America trying to claim asylum can claim it in Mexico. Mexico processes asylum claims in 45 days while feeding and caring for the people requesting it. The US does not border Central America, we are not their closest or logical asylum port.
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) October 22, 2018
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Now stop the emotional manipulation and give your followers the facts. Here’s a fun fact: building a wall and reducing illegal immigration by 50% would save taxpayers $64 Billion dollars that could pay for new infrastructure, education, innovation and tax cuts for middle class.
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) October 22, 2018
It’s the same reason Canada is setting up intake camps on its border for migrants fleeing the United States; Canada isn’t supposed to grant them asylum as they’re supposed to apply for asylum in the U.S. But if they cross illegally into Canada on purpose, then Canada’s stuck with them.
Then, by law, they need to apply for asylum in Mexico. Stop the bull shit.
— Lady Hecate follow me on MeWe dot com (@Hecate40) October 22, 2018
Then they can go to the Embassy in Mexico and file for asylum or go to a port of entry and file. There are reports that are NOT being talked about by you or news media that terrorists have infiltrated this group, someone is paying for their trip.
It’s called the Rule of Law.— Regina Marie (@regibaby67) October 22, 2018
IF they’re seeking asylum they can request that in Mexico! Immigration should be done legally as hundreds of thousands have done before, pay the fees, make the effort to do it correctly. ?? You cannot scare us away from the truth of this mob of illegals.
— The Desert Mama (@TheDesertMama) October 23, 2018
Why can’t they stay in Mexico? What’s so bad with Mexico that they can’t stay there and live? I watched a show on Netflix about Mexico and it seems nice and that people can create just as good of a life I keep seeing that they want to come to the US, but why? Is Mexico that bad?
— j (@jcryptomaniac) October 22, 2018
Mexico won't let them stay and won't pay them every month .
— [email protected] (@Hemiheadx) October 22, 2018
If they are serious about seeking asylum they need to do it the legal way. Not push themselves across our border illegally. I'd say most come for economic reasons. Not our problem
— becky lemont- bova (@bebebovay) October 22, 2018
Sorry, but by breaking through Guatemala's borders, they essentially became criminals.
— Fighting Gold C-Moon? (@m1st3rluna) October 22, 2018
It looks like they’re mostly men than women & kids!? It seems very strange? They’re saying it’s been ‘organised’, what does that mean?
— Jo Goodwin (@JoGoodw95592917) October 22, 2018
Close your mouth. This is our country. They are trying to enter illegally, they have no rights, they are able bodied men and women. If they want to come here, do it legally through our ports. This is a national emergency. Stop the #HonduranMob
— DeniseGallia (@onlinelady77) October 22, 2018
Living in American is not a “human right.”
— Tara Lynn Thompson (@TaraLynnSaid) October 22, 2018
They do not have the right to be American citizens. They have the right to apply and wait in line. They do not have the right to American taxpayer money.
— TheFracDog (@TheFracDog) October 22, 2018
So you're saying they're not willing to fight for their own liberation, no loyalty to their own country/people, but that they would for a country whose laws, citizens, culture, and borders they despise, whose flag they have burned? Nice try, leftist/globalist spin doctors.
— Sean Wilson (@Connectionary) October 22, 2018
We have human rights too. Among them, the right to self-determination and establishing a government, and instituting laws as we see fit–including defining borders and determining the character of our nation. We've fought for those rights for generations.
— Sean Wilson (@Connectionary) October 22, 2018
They are foreign invaders supported by forces hostile to America invading our borders. They will be stopped.https://t.co/dCpfHZodSX
— BonkPolitics (@BonkPolitics) October 22, 2018
Did @amnestyusa you do background checks and interviews on every human in the caravan?
— HaP20 (@P20Ha) October 22, 2018
The REAL TRUTH is that we have no idea who these people or their agenda. Would you let a group of strangers come into your house if they came knocking?
— HaP20 (@P20Ha) October 22, 2018
It sounds like they don’t even plan to knock first. But maybe Amnesty International knows something we don’t.
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Will libs downplaying the migrant caravan confront their hero Barack Obama over this? https://t.co/g5yWkMgsSS
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) October 23, 2018
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