Hundreds of Mexicans protest with ‘human wall’ on U.S. border
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People waved colored flags reading “Peace” as they formed a symbolic human wall along the Rio Grande today.
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Mexicans joined hands to form a symbolic human wall along the Rio Grande today in Ciudad Juarez.
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Young people waved colored flags reading “Peace” as they form a symbolic human wall along the Rio Grande, which marks the border between Mexico and the U.S. in Ciudad Juarez, today.
MEXICO CITY >> Hundreds of people in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez gathered on the edge of the Rio Grande river on Friday to form a “human wall” to protest U.S. President Donald Trump’s plans for a wall between the countries.
The demonstrators held aloft colorful swatches of cloth and waved to the residents of the neighboring city of El Paso, Texas.
Organizers said a friendly, human wall meant to join the two cities was better than a wall of steel or concrete to divide them.
“We have, as it is being demonstrated here, many friends on the other side of the river, on the other side where they intend to build this wall that will never separate two friendly peoples,” said former Mexican presidential candidate Cuauhtemoc Cardenas said.
Trump has promised to make Mexico pay for the wall, something Mexican officials say they will not do.
9 responses to “Hundreds of Mexicans protest with ‘human wall’ on U.S. border”
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They’re protesting for the right to come into America illegally. It’s as if they feel they have some sort of international right to enter the US if they want to.
Right you are. What is particularly galling is the extreme sense of Entitlement these border crashers have, like we somehow OWE them citizenship and all the free perks that come with it. Hogwash! Wait in line like the rest of legal, respectful citizen hopefuls.
Unfortunately, US citizens who advocate for immigrants, most of them being Democrats, also believe foreigners have a right to enter the U.S. without regtrictions any time they want.
The protestors should stay on the Mexican side even if they are allowed to be in the U.S.
why don’t the us just put plenty land mines and other weapons all over the place on the border. make them think twice about crossing illegally, not going hurt americans cuz no ones trying to sneak into mexico. keep the drugs and gang banger in mexico.
always the AP picking up trash like this and printing it as if we are interested, and we are not. what shabby news reporting.
They’re trying to stir up protsets that turn to rioting from liberals in the US so they have a better story with some carnage. Pretty sad.
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The only purpose for this article is to divide this country which the SA does well.