President Trump is on the cusp of shutting down our southern border in order to prevent anyone from the caravan from crossing into the United States. In doing so, it will prevent anyone from the caravan from applying for asylum.
That is sure to elicit a hue and a cry from liberals, but, who cares? No one on the caravan must reach our shores. If they do, it will provide incentive for more caravans, but if they are stopped dead in their tracks, it will make people think twice before traveling all the way from Central America.
The Trump administration is drafting an executive order that would pause entry for immigrants traveling from countries in Central America due to national security risks. The administration is also considering sending around 1,000 troops to the U.S.-Mexico border, The Washington Post reported. This comes as a migrant caravan of nearly 10,000 people from Central America travels through Mexico, headed toward the U.S. for asylum.
“The administration is considering a wide range of administrative, legal and legislative options to address the Democrat-created crisis of mass illegal immigration. No decisions have been made at this time. Nor will we forecast to smugglers or caravans what precise strategies will be employed,” a White House official told NBC News.
News broke Thursday that Secretary of Defense James Mattis is expected to deployhundreds of U.S. troops to the southern border to assist Border Patrol. Trump has repeatedly mentioned he will send U.S. troops to the southern border to stop the caravan, calling it a national emergency on Twitter Thursday.
“Brandon Judd of the National Border Patrol Council is right when he says on @foxandfriends that the Democrat inspired laws make it tough for us to stop people at the Border. MUST BE CHANDED, but I am bringing out the military for this National Emergency. They will be stopped!”
President Trump, do the right thing and seal the border tighter than a drum.