New Yorkers Asked About the Caravan of Central American Migrants Heading Toward US

Salvadorean migrants wait to enter the Guatemala-Mexico international border bridge in Ciudad Tecun Uman, Guatemala, on Nov. 2, 2018. According to the Salvadorean General Migration Directorate (DGME), over 1,700 Salvadoreans left the country in two caravans and entered Guatemala Wednesday, in an attempt to reach the United States. MARVIN RECINOS/AFP/Getty Images

With a caravan of about 7,000 Central American migrants streaming north toward the United States, the issue of immigration has been in the news recently. The issue has been embroiled in controversy as the U.S. government has been taking preventative measures to prevent the migrants, which are currently traveling through Mexico, from entering the country. The Epoch Times asked a selection of people in Manhattan whether the people should be let in. Here’s what they said:

Charisma in New York City on Oct. 19, 2018. Stuart Liess/The Epoch Times