Who Coined The Term 'Caravan' In Relation To The Group That's....

[global1]

marching up from Guatemala? Was this a term cooked up by a Repug Think Tank to be used as a talking point for the Repugs to use to rile up their supporters?

Caravan is not a common word used in relation to a group of people. The only time I've heard the term 'caravan' used was in relation to a group of desert people on camels.

Did the Repugs focus group test the term before they began using it? Or did the term just come up from one of the cable news shows on Fox or another network or newspaper.

[Polybius]

1. The only time I've ever heard it was a Dodge Caravan

When I heard it being mentioned daily, I had wondered why a truck full of people was getting national attention. Then I found out that it was a large group of people.

[Quixote1818]

2. It makes me think of a group of moms taking the kids to school nt

[dalton99a]

3. Most likely a RW anti-immigrant group called 'Center for Immigration Studies'

https://cis.org/Luna/Caravan-Central-American-Illegal-Aliens-Heads-US
Caravan of Central American Illegal Aliens Heads to the U.S.
By Kausha Luna on March 30, 2018

[pnwmom]

4. Yes -- desert people on camels. Like Jesus and his parents, when they had to flee to Egypt. n/t

[rusty quoin]

5. It's like Fox News says something then Trump responds, and then it becomes a big thing.

It must be nice there at Fox to have so much control over the President. It use to be the reverse, but now they control the POTUS pie hole. That’s new.

[BeyondGeography]

6. I'll never be able to hear Duke Ellington the same way again

[jberryhill]

7. The people IN IT

Notwithstanding the entirely ignorant speculation in the OP and this thread, the organizers call it that:

http://www.pueblosinfronteras.org/viacrucis.html

[pintobean]

9. They probably call it that

because it's the most accurate word for what they are.

[Mister Ed]

10. The OP posed a question.

It's kind of you to provide a solid, factual answer to the question, but perhaps less kind to call the OP ignorant for asking.

[Petosky Stone]

12. I don't see any name-calling:

Merriam-Webster:

caravan; noun
1a : a company of travelers on a journey through desert or hostile regions

[jberryhill]

13. I don't know when "ignorant" became a loaded term

"Ignorant" refers to a condition of lacking knowledge about something. The OP does more than pose a question, but also speculates as to an answer, as do several other posters here.

[MrScorpio]

8. My first thought will always be of Duke Ellington.

[VOX]

11. According to Merriam-Webster, "caravan" is actually pretty accurate...

The meaning of the word in this case seems applicable, although “refugees” would be a more humane way of framing it.
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Caravan
nouncar·a·vanˈker-ə-ˌvan

1 a : a company of travelers on a journey through desert or hostile regions; also : a train of pack animals
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