A Few Thoughts on Comandante Alfonso Guerrero Ulloa and his Band of Merry Extortionists
By David Seminara on December 17, 2018
Last week, 100-plus members of the migrant caravan presented an ultimatum to President Trump via the U.S. Consulate in Tijuana: Let us in or give us $50,000 each in exchange for going home. The group, headed by Alfonso Guerrero Ulloa, an accused Honduran terrorist nicknamed "Comandante", who hasn't stepped foot in his home country in 30 years, presented their extortion demands last Tuesday, while audaciously giving U.S. officials just 72 hours to respond. All they've received so far is a statement from DHS assistant press secretary Katie Waldman essentially telling them to get lost. A few thoughts on this fascinating little morality play at the border.
I thought they were "fleeing violence"? Comandante told the San Diego Union Tribune, which broke the story, that their $50,000 bounties would allow them to return home, where they could start businesses. If someone offered you $50,000 to relocate to Syria or Afghanistan, would you do it? This group may or may not be typical of the caravan at large, but another migrant, who is not part of Comandante's band of merry extortionists had this to say: "It sounds like extortion," said Nery Pineda, 39. "But if they offered it, everyone here would accept the money."
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