The Central American countries that this increased percentage in 2017 of asylum seekers are coming from are in the top 5 most violent places on earth.
Its gang warfare and drug cartel driven. People arrive here and claim they are fleeing the violence and the US grants the asylum.
In fact, 80% of women pass initial screening for qualification under the stipulations of the “Convention against Torture”
Then there are conflicting reports that many of these disappear into the masses never to appear at their final asylum court date.
The courts are over run and the return dates can go years.
But it isn’t just an asylum issue.
Travel visas are abused and after the plane ride here they disappear into the masses.
I wouldn’t get caught up in the caravan issue. It is being utilized politically and covered by the media as a result.
For decades, there has been a never ending caravan arriving at the border.