More authentic

Oregon Muse has an idea at the Ace of Spades blog.

Why don't we let all of the south-of-the-border caravaners into the country, and then have them, including some MS-13 members, live in Meryl Streep's house? It's a win-win: the caravan crisis will be solved and Streep will be able to primp and preen and virtue-signal with her own money which is more authentic than when you do it with somebody else's."

Relatives on both sides of the wall

In American Greatness, Pedro Gonzales writes,

We are a nation of laws, and the proper application of the law is what separates the United States from places like Mexico and Honduras.

...One of my uncles was recently “disappeared” by narcos, the consequence of his son, a drug dealer, being implicated in a turf war. My uncle was taken to induce his son into surrendering himself. It didn’t work. No one has seen my uncle for months, and in Mexico, that means he’s dead. To this point, the Trump Administration has argued that gang violence is not grounds for asylum, and I agree. It is, on the other hand, a good way to import gang violence into our country.

Similarly, my half-sister was deported for her involvement in a theft ring in California. She tried to return illegally, was caught en route (which probably saved her from dying in the desert), and was deported again. Residency in this country for noncitizens, like asylum, is a privilege, and privileges can—and sometimes should—be revoked.

Read more here.

Five media lies about the migrant caravan

In PJ Media, Patrick Poole takes the time to explain and document five ways the media has lied to us about the migrant caravan. He goes into detail on each of the five lies, which are:

The migrant caravan has no intention of breaching the border wall.

The caravan is largely women and children seeking asylum from violence in their home countries.

The use of tear gas against attempted border jumpers is unprecedented.

Rocks thrown at border patrol agents are not any kind of threat.

Trump's separation of children is outrageous and unprecedented.

Read the whole thing here.

"It is shocking that I have to explain this, but officers can be seriously or fatally injured in such attacks. Self-defense isn’t debatable for most law-abiding Americans."

Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen provided the following statement regarding the recent crisis on our southern border.

“Given the activities of the last 24 hours at the San Ysidro Port of Entry, I want to provide an update on what occurred and attempt to dispel many of the rumors and much of the misinformation circulating.

“First, the violence we saw at the border was entirely predictable. This caravan, unlike previous caravans, had already entered #Mexico violently and attacked border police in two other countries. I refuse to believe that anyone honestly maintains that attacking law enforcement with rocks and projectiles is acceptable. It is shocking that I have to explain this, but officers can be seriously or fatally injured in such attacks. Self-defense isn’t debatable for most law-abiding Americans.

“Second, the caravan is far larger and more organized than previous ones. There are 8,500 caravan members in Tijuana and Mexicali. There are reports of additional caravans on their way.

“Third, the overwhelming majority of these individuals are not eligible for asylum in the United States under our laws. Historically, less than 10% of those who claim asylum from #Guatemala, #Honduras, and #ElSalvador are found eligible by a federal judge. 90% are not eligible. Most of these migrants are seeking jobs or to join family who are already in the U.S. They have all refused multiple opportunities to seek protection in Mexico or with the UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. Seeking employment or family reunification are not grounds for asylum under our laws, or any international obligation. There are, however, legal ways to seek a job or to be reunited in the U.S.

“Fourth, the caravan members are predominately male. It appears in some cases that the limited number of women and children in the caravan are being used by the organizers as “human shields” when they confront law enforcement. They are being put at risk by the caravan organizers as we saw at the Mexico-Guatemala border. This is putting vulnerable people in harms way.

“Fifth, we cannot confirm the backgrounds and identities of all caravan members which possess a national security and public safety risk to our country. However, at this point we have confirmed that there are over 600 convicted criminals traveling with the caravan flow. This includes individuals known to law enforcement for assault, battery, drug crimes, burglary, rape, child abuse and more. This is serious. Additionally, Mexico has already arrested 100 caravan members for criminal violations in Mexico.

“Sixth, our Border Patrol agents and officers responded admirably and responsibly to the events on Sunday. It is a testament to their training and professionalism that no one was injured. The accepted use of nonlethal force (also used by the Obama Administration in 2013) prevented further injury to agents and a mass illegal rush across the border. We will not shy away from protecting our people. I ask parents to avoid violent caravan groups and refrain from attempts to illegally enter our country – these acts will put your children in danger.

“Seventh, I want to thank President Donald J. Trump again for the decision to send @DeptofDefense to the border to bolster our ports of entry and provide force protection for Customs and Border Protection. This decision likely prevented injuries to personnel and migrants or additional damage to property. Instead of “a political stunt,” as suggested by some, this was in fact the act of a leader concerned about the rule of law.

“Eighth, this Administration has been working nonstop to fix our immigration system to address the crisis at the border. We have proposed legislation and asked Congress to pass it. The President has repeatedly made clear what is needed to secure our border and negotiated in good faith. It is time for Congress to do its job. Absent Congressional action courts have misinterpreted existing laws and have made the job of law enforcement far more difficult. But the men and women of DHS will continue to do all we can to enforce the law and DHS and U.S. Department of State will continue negotiations with Mexico and our other partners in the region. We are optimistic that cross border collaboration can help make America, indeed the entire region, more secure.

“Finally, this Administration warned about the danger of the caravan. We predicted the violence we saw on Sunday. We prepared to address it with additional personnel and DOD deployments. We will continue to prepare for the next assault while looking for lasting solutions with Congress and our Mexican partners. As always, I want to thank those officers and agents in San Ysidro who, under tremendous strain, used professionalism and restraint to ensure that no one was injured as they were attacked themselves. I also thank DOD and our state & local law enforcement who were on scene to support our people.”

~ Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen

Hat tip The Conservative Treehouse

Taking time to seek asylum? No!

Here is video from ABC News of some of the activities at the border yesterday.

First the "projectiles," then the tear gas

The Wall Street Journal says today that the tear gas was used after several border patrol agents were hit by "projectiles' as "dozens of people" climbed the border fence.

It is our fault that she put her children in danger?

Ace of Spades points out that the notorious six of the American media all used the same picture in their tweets today about the U.S. using tear gas against caravan members trying to cross our border illegally. It is a picture of a woman and two children running back to Mexico to flee the tear gas.

Ace comments:

Mom of the year, dragging her children along in a border-rush.

Obviously, this means we must allow all illegals to enter the country. Otherwise, they'll deliberately put their children in danger, and that's our fault for some reason.

So predictable...and utterly absurd. pic.twitter.com/6QMzfQPPOo

— Lisa Mei Crowley (@LisaMei62) November 26, 2018

Caravan "Highly Organized"

Ami Horowitz embedded himself into the caravan and reports to Fox News:

They're here!

Gateway Pundit is reporting that the first wave of migrants from the caravan has reached the U.S. border at San Diego. Read more here and see pictures of fence climbing activities.