Shock as Migrants Say They’re Not Seeking “Asylum” But Economic Opportunities

America in a nutshell.

Well, this certainly seems reasonable enough.

But wait a second…

This was supposed to be an asylum program!

Not open borders for poor people to come live on welfare and drive down the wages of the population!

Shucks. I guess we were bamboozled…!

New York Post:

The flashpoint of the migrant crisis has become Eagle Pass in Texas — besieged with 10,000 migrants this week alone — most of whom talk about the economic opportunities over fearing for their lives back home.

A Post reporter watched Thursday morning as Alexander Mendez, 23, of Venezuela and 30 others — including women and children — crossed the Rio Grande Thursday morning.

“I am going to New York,” Mendez said, noting that his sister, aunt and cousin were joining him.

He said he already had a cousin the Empire State and hoped to carve out an improved existence in his new environment.

I want to explore New York, work and get a better life,” he said after making the two-month journey to the border.

Officials said more than 4,000 undocumented travelers were apprehended in the Lone Star State’s Del Rio sector in past 24-hours alone.

Most will cite seeking asylum as their reason for crossing illegally into the US, which means they must have a “credible fear” of harm if they are returned to their homeland.

The 10,000 who have given themselves up to Border Patrol in Eagle Pass this week are the equivalent to roughly one third of the small town’s permanent population, putting huge strain on its resources.

Johan Rodriguez, 20, told The Post through an interpreter that he arrived in Piedras Negras in Mexico at the Texas border after a grueling three-month trek by foot and bicycle that began in Venezuela.

“I traveled through Venezuela, Colombia, El Salvador, Panama, Puerto Rico, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala and now Mexico,” he said under a baking sun Thursday after crossing over into the US and joining the crowds in Eagle Pass.

Rodriguez said he came to out America solely for economic reasons, and was not in any danger back home.

“There’s no opportunity in Venezuela,” he said.

It’s not dangerous but the economy is bad.”

This is the worst I’ve been bamboozled since Israel.

I wonder if the Jews are involved in this open borders program?

I should look into that…