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On a bridge over the Rio Grande, Central American asylum seekers set up camp — and wait
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    On a bridge over the Rio Grande, Central American asylum seekers set up camp — and wait

    By Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Los Angeles Times
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    The migrants seeking asylum say they presented their documents to U.S. Customs officials on the bridge. But the officials said the families have to wait on the Mexican side of the bridge because there isn't enough space for them to be processed.

    Central American families are camped out on a border bridge between Ciudad Miguel Aleman and Roma, Texas, on June 4, 2018. The migrants seeking asylum say they presented their documents to U.S.

    http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/on-...ait/ar-AAyiton

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Re: On a bridge over the Rio Grande, Central American asylum seekers set up camp — and wait
« Reply #1 on: June 10, 2018, 04:13:15 pm »
I wonder why the picked Roma?  It's a nothing kind of place and somewhat off the beaten track.
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Re: On a bridge over the Rio Grande, Central American asylum seekers set up camp — and wait
« Reply #2 on: June 10, 2018, 04:41:52 pm »
Maybe they were looking for a low transit bridge. Cd. Miguel Aleman is pretty small as well.

Maybe charitable organizations are in one of those towns. I read some article on a church taking care of some of these types in border towns.

So, there could be a few reasons.
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Re: On a bridge over the Rio Grande, Central American asylum seekers set up camp — and wait
« Reply #3 on: June 10, 2018, 04:42:26 pm »
Time to bring back drawbridges....
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Re: On a bridge over the Rio Grande, Central American asylum seekers set up camp — and wait
« Reply #4 on: June 10, 2018, 04:44:17 pm »
Quote from: Smokin Joe on June 10, 2018, 04:42:26 pm
Time to bring back drawbridges....

And moats with crocs
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Re: On a bridge over the Rio Grande, Central American asylum seekers set up camp — and wait
« Reply #5 on: June 10, 2018, 04:50:59 pm »
I haven't been to Roma in years, so I pulled up Google Maps.  Here's a picture a block or so from the Customs Office at the bridge:

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Re: On a bridge over the Rio Grande, Central American asylum seekers set up camp — and wait
« Reply #6 on: June 10, 2018, 09:29:06 pm »
Tamaluipas is suppose to be a dangerous Mexican state and even issued a travel warning: https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/11/americas/mexico-travel-warning/index.html
Those other cities on the border in that state sound like they even have shoot outs ever so often.

That crossing might be safer. It certainly is a problem down there.
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Re: On a bridge over the Rio Grande, Central American asylum seekers set up camp — and wait
« Reply #7 on: June 10, 2018, 09:30:57 pm »
Quote from: Wingnut on June 10, 2018, 04:44:17 pm
And moats with crocs

With sharks with lasers attached to their heads.
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