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Mexico in the time of the caravan

Central American migrants march through Mexico once again this Easter to protest against the conditions they face in their home countries, but this year they have gained international attention. Español

By Danica Jorden
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Central American migrants on their way to the US border. Image: http://www.pueblosinfronteras.org/

Puebla, Mexico, April, 8, 2018: An annual Easter march to shine a light on the plight of Central Americans living in a region with the highest murder rate in the world drew the attention of international aid groups, the United Nations … and the President of the United States.

While the U.N. admonished the government of Mexico to provide safe conduct to the approximately 1,200 persons who crossed the southern border of their country, Donald Trump reacted with incommensurate fear threatening to deploy National Guard troops to his own border, 1,200 miles (2.000 km) away.

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