"When Donald takes office, it's going to be more complicated," said Jose Daniel, 33, a Venezuelan autoworker, expressing the urgency felt by many migrants to reach the U.S. soon.
Trump threatened to slap 25-percent tariffs on Mexico and Canada if they didn't harden their borders, indicating a growing concern about migrant caravans affecting U.S. policy.
Despite the alarm they cause in the U.S., caravans in southern Mexico have become a routine issue, raising questions about the actual crisis status in comparison.
The first significant migrant caravan in 2017 drew little attention, but a subsequent caravan in 2018 was used by conservative media as a symbol of migration crises.
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