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"I will do everything in my power to unite the Democratic Party... to defeat Donald Trump... And together, we will win."

"This is a race Democrats can and must win."

"If the Democrats can be unified... then they have a good chance to win in November."

"I’d be very wary and a bit cautious on assuming that Trump is just going to sail to victory."

"Donald Trump’s hopes of claiming the White House just went from near certain to extremely uncertain" now Biden has dropped out.

"This kind of chaos this close to Election Day means Trump is going to win."

"It doesn’t matter whom the Democrats pick... Donald Trump will win in November."

"Donald Trump is now the de facto president."

"If the 2024 presidential election is a race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris then Trump will win, every time, and most likely win easily."

"Harris will be easier to beat than Joe Biden would have been."

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A group of approximately 2K migrants departed from Mexico's southern border Sunday, aiming to reach the US.

This migration surge comes weeks before the Nov. 5 US presidential election, which has featured immigration as a contentious issue. Some migrants cited a lack of jobs in Mexico's south and a delay in asylum appointments in the US as inspiration for this latest trek.

Pres. Joe Biden's administration recently announced an executive order extending the number of days it takes for the asylum process to reopen — tightening regulations from a previous executive order that began to reduce illegal border crossings in June.

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The caravan — which includes people from Venezuela, Colombia, and Haiti, in addition to at least eight other countries — calls itself God Guides Us. Many migrants said they're urgently rushing to the US because of the chances of former Pres. Donald Trump winning the election and toughening US immigration policy.

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A spokesperson for US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said the agency is aware of the reported caravan and it will "continue to monitor developments" together with other appropriate agencies. The spokesperson also said these caravans "generally travel very slowly" and usually "splinter" before reaching the border.

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The migrant caravan is a response to the dire situations in their home countries and the bureaucratic hurdles they face in Mexico. The current system, including the CBP One app, is inadequate to address the needs of asylum seekers. The U.S. should provide more support and streamline the asylum process to alleviate the humanitarian crisis at the border.

A group of 2,000 migrants in southern Mexico depart for the U.S. weeks before election

The surge in migration poses significant challenges to border security and strains resources. Strict immigration policies have been effective in reducing illegal border crossings. Extending these measures is necessary to maintain order and ensure a fair and controlled immigration process. The sponsorship program has already allowed a substantial number of migrants to enter legally.

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Of course these people are risking life and limb to reach the US before the election. The Biden administration's open-borders policies, which have so greatly harmed the US, are attractive when compared to Trump's plans to protect the US from invasion and keep these unvetted migrants from illegally crossing the southern border. The US can't be the world's oasis.

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From Day One of Trump's initial campaign for president — and maybe even before that — Republicans have used election season to drum up Americans' fears of an invading caravan in order to steer votes. As we've seen in the past, this is just one of numerous lies Republicans tell about immigration. Once the election passes, stories of caravans usually disappear.

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