Trump admin to end separation policy

[Bengalzona]

(06-20-2018, 07:15 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: The US has 9 consulates and an embassy in Mexico.  7 of those consulates are in relative close proximity to the US boarder.  People wishing to seek asylum in the US could apply to any of those consulates, without illegally crossing the boarder and risking criminal charges.  

Why do you think they don't do that?

I postulate that:
1) Many do go to consulates and embassies, maybe not all or most (although it won't do them much good now that he admin has changed acceptable terms for asylum seekers from Central and South America and removed many previously accepted terms... such as government hit squads are trying to kill you and your family, etc.);
2) Many others do not know of the consulates and embassy or do not know their locations.

Consider that most of these people are also in illegal status in Mexico as well, having come from further south. While the Mexican government is not as efficient as the U.S. government at hunting and catching illegals in their country (and less so now that the current administration has strained relations with them), they do actively try to prevent illegals from crossing their borders and kick out tens of thousands every year. The lifestyle in Mexico, while not as fancy as that of the U.S., is not bad and is better than that of most Central American countries. Being "poorer" than the U.S. doesn't necessarily mean a country is poor or unsophisticated (as our neighbors in Canada would probably agree).