‘I Love Kamala’: Migrants Fear Trump Victory As Caravan Heads To US
Numerous migrants that are part of a massive caravan headed for the U.S.-Mexico border expressed fear of a Republican presidential victory, believing that former President Donald Trump would not let them into the…
Numerous migrants that are part of a massive caravan headed for the U.S.-Mexico border expressed fear of a Republican presidential victory, believing that former President Donald Trump would not let them into the country if he returns to the White House.
U.S.-bound migrants stationed in the southwestern Mexican city of Tapachula, instead, expressed their admiration for Vice President Kamala Harris and pray she wins on Election Day, according to the Center for Immigration Studies’ Todd Bensman. The migrants’ responses come as Americans head to the polls on Nov. 5, the results of which could dramatically change how the country conducts Immigration enforcement.
“I love Kamala Harris,” a Venezuelan national told Bensman at the side of a highway in southern Mexico, with hundreds of other migrants beside him in both directions. “Donald Trump, no,” the man went on, and reportedly moved his thumb across his neck to simulate a cutting motion.
“We do not like Donald Trump, because he don’t like us,” one Ghanaian man said to Bensman, adding that Harris is his preferred option for president. Another Ghanaian said “If after Election Day , we know that everything is good, then we can enter.”
“If wins… one has to do what the government says, for my turn,” a Honduran man named Carlos stated to Bensman.
There were around 2.1 million migrant encounters along the U.S-Mexico border in fiscal year 2024, according to