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Smugglers Urge Migrants to Rush to U.S. Before Trump Takes Power – WSJ

By Thomas A. Smith

MEXICO CITY From the dense jungle connecting Panama and Colombia to the banks of the Rio Grande, human smugglers are spreading a message to U.S.-bound migrants: Hurry up and sneak in before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. 

Trump s second term is creating an incentive for migrants to try to reach U.S. soil before the Jan. 20 inauguration, because many anticipate the president-elect will dismantle legal pathways to entry. Those paths include a U.S. government app that allows people to apply for U.S. asylum while in Mexico and then cross legally when they have an appointment a system created last year that some migrants think will be upended by Trump.

via www.wsj.com