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Headline Roundup November 23rd, 2018

Migrants Wait To Cross US-Mexico Border

Summary from the AllSides News Team

As migrants wait to cross at the US-Mexico border, tensions rise and questions rise over asylum claims.

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Tensions rise at U.S.-Mexico border as migrants, holiday travelers wait to cross
Tensions rise at U.S.-Mexico border as migrants, holiday travelers wait to cross

Reuters

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Hundreds of Central American migrants in Mexico massed on Thursday around a tense U.S. border crossing, where security measures held up long lines of Mexicans headed to Thanksgiving gatherings on the other side of the frontier.

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Why and how are asylum seekers entering the U.S.?
Why and how are asylum seekers entering the U.S.?

Los Angeles Times

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Many immigrants entering the U.S. — legally and illegally — claim asylum. Advocates for greater limits on immigration, particularly “chain migration” based on family relationships rather than employment skills, have tried to restrict asylum seekers.

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Small group breaks from caravan, within 500 feet of US border, report says
Small group breaks from caravan, within 500 feet of US border, report says

Fox News Digital

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A group of about 150 migrants carrying white flags that read, "La paz y Dios," or "Peace and God are With Us," separated from the larger caravan near Southern California and inched within 500 feet of the U.S., a report Thursday said.

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