178 migrants found abandoned in trailer in Mexico

[Stuart G]

Source: CNN

(CNN) — Mexican authorities rescued 178 Central American migrants found abandoned in a trailer in Veracruz state, the country's National Institute for Migration said.

Those rescued Saturday included women and children, and are being housed in the nearby town of Tantima, about 400 miles away from the US-Mexico border.

Their health conditions were not immediately known.

Migrants from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador fleeing violence and poverty travel through the state of Veracruz on their way to the United States.

Without documents, they ride trailers or atop freight trains known to be a vessel for immigration north, called La Bestia, The Beast. Many migrants have been killed or badly injured trying to complete the journey

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/30/americas/mexico-migrants-rescued/index.html

[WhiteTara]

1. These people are refugees, not migrants

They are leaving because they want to, they are fleeing because their lives are in grave peril.

[EX500rider]

2. Not really..

Even the worst murder rate in Central America, El Salvador, has a murder rate of around 100 per 100,000 per year, that's only one dead per 1,000 people per year, not really "grave peril" and the other countries have a even lower rate of 60 per 100,000 (Honduras) or less.
They are seeking better economic opportunities.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_intentional_homicide_rate

[Archae]

3. And there aren't any simple solutions, either.

Least of all building this big ego-boost wall for Trump.

[christx30]

4. Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador could improve their countries. n/t