The border crisis may be partially one of President Trump’s own making. He’s constantly complaining about how easy it is to gain asylum and threatening to build a wall and close the border.
That dual narrative is understood in Central America as, “Come now, before it’s too late,” increasing the flow of migrants to the United States in recent months. What is constant is the danger and misery of living in Central America.
It is hard for Utahns to comprehend the level of violence and corruption — not to mention poverty — that Central Americans face.
For instance, in 2009, the Honduran chief of police ordered the assassination of the country’s chief drug enforcement officer, retired general Julián Arístides.