,!RE ,IS ,NO ,MIGRANT ,CRISIS 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 

,TEXT 3 

,SEV]AL ?\S& MIGRANTS HAVE FL$ ,HONDURAS1 HOP+ TO ESCAPE POV]TY1 VIOL5CE1 & REPRESSION4 ,DONALD ,TRUMP & HIS FELL[ NATIONALI/S & RACI/S HAVE BE5 FE>MONG]+ AB\T ?IS SO-CALL$ 0MIGRANT C>AVAN0 9 HOPES ( MOBILIZ+ !IR BASE TO VOTE 9 ! ,NOVEMB] #f ELECTION2 !IR EF=TS HAVE TRIGG]$ A WAVE ( FASCI/ VIOL5CE 9CLUD+ LA/ WEEK'S MASSACRE AT A SYNAGOGUE 9 ,PITTSBUR<4 ,/ILL MORE TR\BL+ IS ,TRUMP'S ORD] TO S5D ?\S&S ( ,U,S TROOPS TO 0DEF5D0 AGA9/ ! C>AVAN4 ,?IS SETS YET ANO!R PREC$5T = ! USE ( ! MILIT>Y AGA9/ CIVILIAN POPULATIONS4 ,H]E1 WE EXPLA9 :Y EV]YONE :O IS NOT A RACI/ IDEOLOGUE HAS A COMMON /AKE 9 RESI/+ ! MILIT>IZATION ( ! BORD]1 & (F] AN >RAY ( OPTIONS = :AT Y\ CAN DO AB\T IT4 

,FIR/ ?+S FIR/3 :Y >E PEOPLE LEAV+ ,HONDURAS = ! ,U,S 9 ! FIR/ PLACE8 ,HONDURAS IS /ILL SUFF]+ ! CONSEQU5CES ( A ,U,S-BACK$ C\P ?AT TOOK PLACE 9 #bi ON ! HEELS ( C5TURIES ( RES\RCE EXTRACTION4 ,9 %ORT1 ,HONDURANS >E TRY+ TO COME TO ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES BECAUSE ! NATURAL & F9ANCIAL RES\RCES ( ,HONDURAS HAVE ALREADY BE5 LOOT$ & BR\<T ACROSS ! ,U,S BORD]4  
  

,WE HAVE MET AN 5ORM\S NUMB] ( ,HONDURANS CROSS+ ! BORD] 9 ! YE>S S9CE ! C\P1 \T ( ALL PROPORTION TO ! SIZE ( ! C\NTRY444 ,WE HE>D DIFF]5T V]SIONS ( ! SAME /ORY FROM C\NTLESS PEOPLE3 GR9D+ POV]TY1 *RONIC HUNG] & MALNUTRITION1 WIDESPREAD VIOL5CE & 9SECURITY 7MU* ( IT AN EXT5SION ( ,EL ,SALVADOR'S GANG PROBLEMS71 A RAMPANT ,H,I,V_/,A,I,D,S EPIDEMIC1 APPALL+ LEVELS ( VIOL5CE AGA9/ WOM5 & ,L,G,B,T,Q PEOPLE1 ASSASS9ATIONS ( 5VIRONM5TALI/S1 UNION ORGANIZ]S1 & HUMAN RI<TS ADVOCATES1 & A LACK ( ! MO/ BASIC S]VICES OR OPPORTUNITIES444 

,IF ,HONDURAS IS 9 %AMBLES1 IT IS NOT BECAUSE ,HONDURANS >E ANY LESS RES\RCEFUL OR FUNDAM5TALLY DEC5T ?AN ANYONE ELSE1 OR EV5 BECAUSE ITS RUL]S >E ANY MORE WRET*$ & CALL\S ?AN \R [N4 ,IT IS BECAUSE ! /RUCTURE ( ! ,NOR? ,AM]ICAN ECONOMY HAS MADE ANY O!R \TCOME IMPOSSIBLE4 

-,NO ,WALL ,!Y ,CAN ,BUILD1 ,JULY #bag  
  

,! CONDITIONS ?AT >E =C+ REFUGEES TO FLEE ,HONDURAS >E P>T ( A MU* WID] PATT]N4 ,9 ! QU>T] ( A C5TURY S9CE ! PASS+ ( ! ,NOR? ,AM]ICAN ,FREE ,TRADE ,AGREEM5T 7,N,A,F,T,A71 GLOBALIZ$ CAPITALISM HAS 9FLICT$ GRIEV\S DAMAGE ON ! BIOSPH]E1 9DIG5\S POPULATIONS1 & WORK]S' RI<TS4 ,9DU/RIAL PRODUCTION HAS %IFT$ TO ! P>TS ( ! WORLD :]E LABOR IS *EAPE/1 :ILE /RUCTURAL ADJU/M5T PROGRAMS HAVE MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE = GOV]NM5TS TO MA9TA9 ANY SORT ( SOCIAL SAFETY NET2 FROM ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES TO ,HONDURAS & ,BANGLADE%1 ?IS HAS CREAT$ A RACE TO ! BOTTOM4 

,! COMB9ATION ( GLOBALIZ$ F9ANCIAL SPECULATION & MILIT>IZ$ BORD]S HAS 9CREAS$ ! PACE AT :I* CAPITAL FL[S :ILE EXAC]BAT+ ! WAYS ?AT CITIZ5%IP FUNCTIONS AS A CA/E SY/EM LIMIT+ :O CAN MOVE FREELY1 DIVID+ ! WORLD 9TO ZONES ( EXPLOITATION & ZONES ( ACCUMULATION4 ,?IS B5EFITS CAPITALI/S :O AIM TO MAXIMIZE !IR PR(ITS1 BUT IT DOESN'T B5EFIT ! MAJORITY ( WORK]S--NOT EV5 ! ONES 9 ! WEAL?IE/ C\NTRIES1 BECAUSE !Y /ILL HAVE TO COMPETE ) WORK]S 9 O!R P>TS ( ! WORLD TO SEE :O CAN SELL !MSELVES ! *EAPE/4 ,9 ?IS CONTEXT1 IT'S NO LONG] POSSIBLE = LABOR]S TO GA9 LEV]AGE BY ORGANIZ+ ON ! LEVEL ( A S+LE FACTORY1 OR EV5 A S+LE C\NTRY2 ! GLOBAL M>KET SIMPLY R\TES >\ND RESI/ANCE TO F9D A MORE EXPLOITABLE POPULATION4 ,IF WE WANT TO DEF5D \R 9T]E/S AS WORK]S1 WE HAVE TO MAKE COMMON CAUSE ) EV]YONE ELSE >\ND ! WORLD :O IS EXPLOIT$4 

,?AT MEANS ?AT LABOR ORGANIZ+ HAS TO BEG9 BY OPPOS+ ! BORD]--NOT JU/ AS A L9E ON A MAP1 BUT ABOVE ALL AS A SOCIAL DIVISION ?AT CUTS ?R\< ! POPULATION ( EV]Y C\NTRY1 SEGREGAT+ ?OSE ) CITIZ5%IP & TRAVEL PRIVILEGES FROM ?OSE :O >E D5I$ !M4 ,JU/ LIKE RACIAL DIVISIONS1 ! BORD] S]VES TO PREV5T WORK]S FROM UNIT+ TO DEF5D !IR 9T]E/S AGA9/ ?OSE :O EXPLOIT !M4 

,TRUMP HAS PRET5D$ TO BE CRITICAL ( NEOLIB]AL FREE TRADE1 BUT 9 PRACTICE1 HE HAS JU/ 9TRODUC$ A MORE X5OPHOBIC & OPPRESSIVE V]SION ( ! POLICIES ( HIS PR$ECESSORS4 ,?IS IS ! ONE-TWO PUN* ( ! COMPLEM5T>Y ,DEMOCRATIC & ,REPUBLICAN AG5DAS3 ! ,DEMOCRATS HAVE PAV$ ! WAY = ! NEOLIB]AL ORD] ?AT IS /EADILY CONC5TRAT+ WEAL?1 :ILE ! ,REPUBLICANS >E 9T5SIFY+ ! VIOL5CE ?AT PRES]VES ?AT ORD]4 ,! ,DEMOCRATS 9TRODUC$ ,N,A,F,T,A1 =C+ MILLIONS TO FLEE F9ANCIAL COLLAPSE 9 ,MEXICO TO SEEK PREC>I\S WORK AT ILLEGALLY L[ WAGES 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 & ! ,REPUBLICANS >E ESCALAT+ POLICE & MILIT>Y OP]ATIONS AGA9/ ?OSE PREC>I\S UNDOCUM5T$ WORK]S--5SUR+ ?AT !Y >E DIVID$ FROM ! O!R WORK]S :O W\LD HAVE TO ORGANIZE ) !M 9 ORD] = ANYONE'S CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE4 

,! C>AVAN FROM ,HONDURAS IS NO?+ NEW--PEOPLE HAVE BE5 FLEE+ TO ! ,U,S FROM ,HONDURAS & O!R P>TS ( ! WORLD = DECADES4 ,9 FACT1 ! UNDOCUM5T$ POPULATION ( ! ,U,S REA*$ ITS PEAK OV] A DECADE AGO & HAS BE5 DECL9+ EV] S9CE4 ,:AT'S MORE1 A GREAT P>T ( ?OSE /AY+ 9 ! ,U,S 0ILLEGALLY0 >E NOT SNEAK+ ?R\< ! DES]T 9 ! MIDDLE ( ! NI<T1 BUT COM+ 9TO ! C\NTRY VIA LEGAL WORK VISA PROGRAMS1 !N REMA9+ AFT]W>DS4 ,( ?OSE :O DO CROSS ILLEGALLY ?R\< ! DES]T1 R\<LY HALF ( !M >E LONGTIME RESID5TS ( ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES :O >E SIMPLY TRY+ TO RETURN TO !IR JOBS & FAMILIES4 ,&1 AS HAS BE5 WIDELY DOCUM5T$1 IMMIGRANTS 5GAGE 9 LESS CRIM9AL ACTIVITY ?AN ! RE/ ( ! POPULATION4 

,SO !RE IS NO MIGRANT CRISIS4 ,IF ANY?+1 ! FE> ( MASS DEPORTATIONS HAS IMPACT$ ! ,U,S ECONOMY1 AS AGRICULTURAL 9DU/RIES ?AT RELY ON MIGRANT LABOR >E EXP]I5C+ DIFFICULTY RECRUIT+ 5\< WORK]S4 ,TRUMP'S RHETORIC AB\T AN 09VASION0 REQUIR+ MILIT>Y 9T]V5TION IS BLATANTLY DI%ONE/4 ,IT'S OBVI\S TO HIS SUPPORT]S AS WELL AS HIS CRITICS ?AT HIS REAL AG5DA H]E IS NOT ECONOMIC BUT IDEOLOGICAL4 

,DESPITE HIS LAU<ABLE CAMPAIGN PROMISES TO BR+ FACTORY JOBS BACK TO ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 ,TRUMP KNEW FROM ! />T ?AT HE C\LD NOT BUILD A TIME MA*9E & TRANSPORT ! :ITE WORK+ CLASS BACK TO #a#i#e4 ,NOR DID HE 9T5D TO DO ANY?+ TO R$I/RIBUTE WEAL? TO ! :ITE WORK+ CLASS2 ?US F>1 ALL HIS F9ANCIAL POLICIES HAVE ONLY S]V$ TO SPE$ ! PACE AT :I* CAPITALI/S LIKE HIMSELF >E PLUND]+ !M ALONG ) EV]YONE ELSE4 ,:AT HE CAN DO TO PLACATE :ITE MALE WORK]S1 H[EV]1 IS ADJU/ ! DI/RIBUTION ( VIOL5CE1 FOCUS+ IT EV5 MORE AGA9/ PEOPLE ( COLOR1 UNDOCUM5T$ PEOPLE1 WOM51 & QUE] & TRANS PEOPLE ?AN IT ALREADY IS TODAY4 

,?IS IS H[ WE MU/ UND]/& ,TRUMP'S PROMISES TO 0BUILD ! WALL10 BLOCK ! C>AVAN1 & /RIP CITIZ5%IP FROM ! *ILDR5 ( ! UNDOCUM5T$4 ,ALL ( !SE >E 9T5D$ TO BUY ! ALLEGIANCE ( :ITE PEOPLE1 EV5 DESP]ATELY POOR :ITE PEOPLE1 BY GIV+ !M SCAPEGOATS AT :OM !Y CAN *ANNEL !IR FRU/RATION4 ,! _?,M,A,G,ABOMB] ATTACKS & ! MASSACRE 9 ,PITTSBUR< >E NOT UNWANT$ SIDE EFFECTS1 BUT AN ESS5TIAL P>T ( ?IS PROGRAM4 

,FASCI/S1 :ITE NATIONALI/S1 & NATIVI/S DESP]ATELY NE$ AN 5EMY TO RALLY PEOPLE AGA9/2 !IR FALSE NOTION ( COMMUNITY ONLY MAKES S5SE :5 !Y CAN DEF9E !MSELVES BY CONTRA/ ) AN ,O!R4 ,!Y >E PU%+ = 0/RONG BORD]S0 AS A WAY TO REVIVE ID5TITIES SU* AS :IT5ESS & PATRIOTISM ?AT >E FUNDAM5TALLY BAS$ ON EXCLUSION4 ,IF ! C>AVAN DID NOT EXI/1 !Y W\LD HAVE TO F9D ANO!R ?REAT TO MOBILIZE >\ND4 

,!IR PROJECT IS NOT P>TICUL>LY POPUL> ) ! MAJORITY ( ! POPULATION4 ,?IS IS :Y ! LONE-WOLF KILL]S1 MILITIAS1 & P>AMILIT>Y \TFITS >E NECESS>Y--NOT JU/ TO T]RORIZE ! OPPOSITION1 BUT ABOVE ALL TO %IFT ! ,OV]TON W9D[ REG>D+ :AT SORT ( DISC\RSE IS ACCEPTABLE4 ,= HIS P>T1 ,TRUMP'S /RATEGY IS ALWAYS TO PU% ! 5VELOPE TO SEE H[ MU* HE CAN GET AWAY )4 

,& ?IS BR+S US TO HIS ORD] TO DEPLOY ?\S&S ( TROOPS AT ! BORD]4 ,?IS SIGNALS ! 5LI/M5T ( ! ,U,S MILIT>Y 9 ,TRUMP'S /RATEGY TO PRES]VE CAPITALISM BY 9FLAM+ ! DIVISIONS )9 ! POPULATION ?AT SUFF]S FROM IT4 

,9 ! #b#a/ C5TURY1 ! *IEF ROLE ( ! MILIT>Y HAS NOT BE5 TO FI<T W>S1 BUT TO C>RY \T C\NT]9SURG5CY MEASURES4 ,?IS WAS ALREADY CLE> 9 ! W>S 9 ,AF<ANI/AN & ,IRAQ1 :I* *IEFLY PITT$ ! ,U,S MILIT>Y AGA9/ ! CIVILIAN POPULATIONS ( ?OSE C\NTRIES4 ,IT BECAME CLE>] /ILL :5 ,U,S MILIT>Y P]SONNEL & PRIVATE CONTRACTORS :O HAD PATROLL$ ,KABUL & ,BA<DAD W]E BR\<T BACK TO ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES TO OCCUPY ,F]GUSON & ,BALTIMORE4  
  

,JU/ AS IT HAS BE5 NECESS>Y TO DEPLOY TROOPS >\ND ! WORLD TO SECURE ! RAW MAT]IALS ?AT KEEP ! ECONOMY AFLOAT1 IT IS BECOM+ NECESS>Y TO DEPLOY TROOPS 9 ! ,U,S TO PRES]VE ! UNEQUAL DI/RIBUTION ( RES\RCES AT HOME4 ,JU/ AS ! AU/]ITY MEASURES PIONE]$ BY ! ,I,M,F 9 ,AFRICA1 ,ASIA1 & ,S\? ,AM]ICA >E APPE>+ 9 ! WEAL?IE/ NATIONS ( ! FIR/ WORLD1 ! TE*NIQUES ( ?REAT MANAGEM5T & C\NT]-9SURG5CY ?AT W]E DEBUT$ AGA9/ ,PALE/9IANS1 ,AF<ANIS1 & ,IRAQIS >E N[ BE+ TURN$ AGA9/ ! POPULATIONS ( ! C\NTRIES ?AT 9VAD$ !M4 ,PRIVATE MILIT>Y CONTACTORS :O OP]AT$ 9 ,PE%AW> >E N[ WORK+ 9 ,F]GUSON1 ALONGSIDE TANKS ?AT ROLL$ ?R\< ,BA<DAD4 ,= ! TIME BE+1 ?IS IS LIMIT$ TO ! POORE/1 BLACKE/ NEI<BORHOODS2 BUT :AT SEEMS EXCEPTIONAL 9 ,F]GUSON TODAY WILL BE COMMONPLACE >\ND ! C\NTRY TOMORR[4 

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,IF IT BECOMES NORMALIZ$ = ,U,S TROOPS TO OCCUPY UNRULY CITIES )9 ! T]RITORY ( ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES & TO 9T]V5E AT ! BORD] AGA9/ UN>M$ CIVILIANS1 IT WILL BE ONLY A MATT] ( TIME BE=E ?OSE TROOPS >E DEPLOY$ AGA9/ O!R POPULATIONS AS WELL4 ,FIR/ !Y CAME = POOR ,BLACK COMMUNITIES--!N !Y CAME = ! ,MUSLIM IMMIGRANTS--!N !Y CAME = ! UNDOCUM5T$ IMMIGRANTS444 ?IS LI/ WILL CONT9UE TO GR[1 EV5TUALLY EV5 9CLUD+ :ITE LIB]ALS1 IF ?+S GO F> 5\<4 ,! LESS BACKLA% !RE IS AB\T ! DEPLOYM5T ( TROOPS AT ! BORD]1 ! FA/] ?IS PROCESS WILL PROCE$4 

,TRUMP & HIS SUPPORT]S >E TRY+ TO PUT ! PREC$5TS 9 PLACE = A FUTURE 9 :I* !IR NOTION ( ORD] WILL BE MA9TA9$ BY OP51 BRUTAL =CE 9VOLV+ EV]Y WEAPON & EV]Y 9/ITUTION ( ! /ATE4 ,EV5 IF Y\ DON'T ID5TIFY ) REFUGEES ON ! RECEIV+ 5D ( COLONIALI/ OPPRESSION1 EV5 IF Y\ DON'T RECOGNIZE OPPOSITION TO ! BORD] AS A NECESS>Y /EP T[>DS UPDAT+ ! LABOR MOVEM5T = ! #b#a/ C5TURY1 Y\ HAVE EV]Y REASON TO RECOGNIZE ?IS AS Y\R [N FI<T4 ,WORDS & S5TIM5TS >E MEAN+LESS H]E--WE HAVE TO ACT 9 SOLID>ITY ) ?OSE ON ! O!R SIDE ( ! BORD]4 

,TRUMP & HIS CRONIES >E HOP+ ?AT PEOPLE WILL DISAPPROVE ( HIS ADM9I/RATION'S ACTIVITIES1 OR P]HAPS JU/ VOTE AGA9/ !M1 )\T TAK+ ANY CONCRETE ACTION TO MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO IMPLEM5T !M4 ,BUT ONLY DIRECT ACTION CAN BE EFFECTIVE AGA9/ AN ADM9I/RATION ?AT VIEWS PROTE/S1 NEGATIVE PRESS COV]AGE1 & 0SPEAK+ TRU? TO P[]0 SIMPLY AS OPPORTUNITIES TO RALLY ,TRUMP'S BASE4 ,WE DEMON/RAT$ ! EFFICACY ( DIRECT ACTION ) ! AIRPORT BLOCKADES AT ! OP5+ ( HIS T]M--& AGA91 TO A LESS] EXT5T1 ) ! ,I,C,E OCCUPATIONS OV] ! SUMM] ( #b#a#h4 ,BO? S]V$ TO =CE ,TRUMP TO AB&ON AT LEA/ A P>T ( HIS AG5DA4 ,WE HAVE LEV]AGE1 %\LD WE D>E TO USE IT4 

,:AT DOES IT LOOK LIKE TO RESI/ ! MILIT>IZATION ( ! BORD]8 ,SOME MAY TRAVEL TO ! BORD] TO BE !RE :5 TROOPS >E DEPLOY$1 OR :5 ! C>AVAN >RIVES4 ,BUT ! BORD] IS EV]Y:]E--EV]Y:]E ?AT AN ,I,C,E FACILITY OP]ATES1 EV]Y:]E IMMIGRANTS LIVE 9 FE> ( BE+ SNAT*$ FROM !IR FAMILIES4 ,EV5 IF Y\ CAN'T TRAVEL1 Y\ CAN TAKE MEAN+FUL & EFFECTIVE ACTION :]EV] Y\ >E4 

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