# Fall 2018 Central America migrant caravan to the US **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [October 22, 2018, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-2018-central-america-migrant-caravan-to-the-us/823313 "2018-10-22T01:39:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 58
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2018, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-2018-central-america-migrant-caravan-to-the-us/823313/58 "2018-10-22T21:34:40Z")
> [@UltraVires](#): > > It was in reply to your more ridiculous post implying that Trump was suggesting that these countries needed to forcibly keep their own people from “traveling.” Trump is not saying that these countries should imprison their own people a la the Berlin Wall, he is saying that if we are giving you $200 million in foreign aid, then you need to create a society so that people are not leaving in droves. > > Of course, you knew that, but it was too tempting not to take yet another shot at Trump. Christ, we cannot even have a debate about issues anymore. It’s all about how evil, evil, evil Trump is. "[The President’s] approach to this issue is not helpful. We have very little foreign aid going, and the aid we do have helps them with law enforcement, drug interdiction, and with programs to help that population stay there. Cutting those programs indiscriminately, those benefit us as well, and so that needs to be thoughtfully done. “These, for the most part, overwhelmingly, are people who are either fleeing violence or looking for a better life. We have programs for some of them — asylum programs… obviously we can’t accept everyone. We have to have border security, but it needs to be done in a thoughtful manner.” - Sen. Jeff Flake (R - AZ) [cite 1](https://www.weeklystandard.com/haley-byrd/jeff-flake-pushes-back-on-trumps-caravan-tweets) [cite 2](https://www.bloombergquint.com/politics/trump-tells-central-american-countries-of-aid-cuts-over-migrants#gs.C=TrLs8) --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-2018-central-america-migrant-caravan-to-the-us/823313)._