I guess Mexico has been lulled into complacency by 50 years or more of lax border security, especially by the spineless feckless eight years under obama. Guess they though they could mow President Trump flat and the revolving door would continue. Reality bites hard.

Now military age men are ones seeking asylum? I feel for Mexican citizens but not for the government officials who could have handled it before it got this bad. I wonder what the payoff was to order a stand down?

U.S. Military Hardens Border Security – Mexico Begins Recognizing Consequences…

"History is full of examples of what happens when illegal migration patterns are halted. We only need to look toward Tunisia, Libya and Morocco for recent examples. As the Central American migration horde begins to bottleneck within northern Mexico, it is likely President-elect Lopez-Obrador is beginning to evaluate those prior consequences.

President Trump took pro-active steps to harden the U.S. border through the deployment of U.S. military, and specifically through Corps of Engineers working in concert with U.S. Customs and Border Patrol to make illegal entry into the U.S. far more difficult.

Photo: Tijuana Mayor Juan Manuel Gastelum wearing Make Tijuana Great Again hat.

As an outcome, the mass influx of Central American travelers is backing-up in Tijuana Mexico; and this mass collection of people -mostly military aged males- will almost certainly continue for the next six months. It did not take long for Tijuana Mayor Juan Manuel Gastelum to see the impact to his town. Local protests began within days of the first several thousand arriving. Things will likely not end well unless active steps are taken soon to turn around the migrants. ..."

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2018/11/19/u-s-military-hardens-border-security-mexico-begins-recognizing-consequences/