‘If God Allows It’: Migrants in Caravans Press Toward U.S.
Thousands of mostly Honduran migrants plod their way north through Mexico toward the U.S. border in search of better lives
President Trump said the U.S. will end Central American aid as thousands of migrants march toward the U.S. border. The WSJ's Gerald F. Seib explains why this might be counterproductive. Photo: Getty
HUIXTLA, Mexico—A caravan of thousands of mostly Honduran migrants collapsed makeshift tents in this southern Mexican town and set off before dawn Wednesday on their long journey to the U.S., as thousands more of their countrymen made their way across Guatemala with the same goal.
The migrants are part of a surge in migration from Honduras in recent weeks as growing numbers of people join multiple caravans that allow them to travel safely together and avoid paying smugglers’ fees.
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