Mexico foreign minister believes caravan is a political move and says those seeking asylum must clear it with Mexico before making the trip to the US border

The Blaze:

The Mexican ambassador to the United States said that they had reason to believe that the migrant caravan from Honduras heading toward the U.S. border was not the result of a grassroots effort, but was “politically motivated.”

Ambassador Geronimo Gutierrez made the comments to Fox News’ Bret Baier in an interview that aired Thursday.

“Mexico also issued a very clear statement saying if somebody is seeking asylum, Mexico is there along now with the U.N. to look at those claims, we want to make sure those claims are legitimate,” Gutierrez said.

“In other words before they make the trek across Mexico?” Baier asked.

“It’s not in the interest of anybody to have those people make that trip,” Gutierrez continued. “They’re frequently tricked by human smuggling organizations.

“We have evidence that this caravan is also very much politically motivated,” Gutierrez added. “We’re obviously sensitive to the humanitarian situation that we encounter, and we’re acting precisely.

“But we have also made very clear that there’s no legal ground on which Mexico can issue a permit by which people can just go through Mexico toward the United States,” he concluded.
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This is a refreshingly honest statement from the Mexican government.  If their deeds match his words it could stop these caravans.