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Within hours of Republican midterm loss, right-wing media began fearmongering about a migrant caravan (www.mediamatters.org)
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Conservative pundits revived the narrative almost immediately, illustrating the centrality of xenophobia to their coverage

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[–] 19 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (1 child)

They do exist and they travel from South America through Mexico all the way up to the US. They're often filmed throughout their journey. Our government here in Mexico has set up tents for them many times as part of our humanitarian aid, and one time it created a controversy because an immigrant was interviewed saying she didn't like our beans. She was smeared as ungrateful, undeserving and whatnot in the news and dragged all over social media, as you can imagine. I get the sentiment but I'm not sure why their existence is being questioned, tbh.

https://www.infobae.com/mexico/2026/11/07/tercera-caravana-de-migrantes-hondurenos-ingresa-a-mexico-por-la-frontera-sur/

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  • [–] 6 points 4 hours ago*

    Yeah they 100% genuinely exist. Migrants arriving in mass numbers seeking asylum is certainly a thing that has happened up until this administration decided to accept literally zero of them.

    The thing is not that they dont exist, its that in general it is a really positive thing for the country and especially for the economy that they do. Every migrant that comes here fills jobs that arent being filled otherwise, and for cheaper than any native born citizen would do it for. Their need for businesses and services creates a larger market for everyone else. Migrants also tend to start businesses at rates that blow native born citizens out of the water. Theyre literally one of the most beneficial groups to have. Republicans are just stupid xenophobes that fail to understand any of that because “brown people different”

    The fact that their comment has 84 upvotes on a sub thats literally about preventing disinformation is super ironic

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