“I don't anymore because I know.” Some migrants arrive by car to Plattsburgh, the last stop in New York state before the border. The numbers of migrants is a trickle compared to the thousands who cross the Mediterranean each month to reach Europe. The trend is striking, because until now the United States has seemed welcoming toforeigners. The banks of the border stream bear the litter of hasty crossings: water bottles, lost gloves and hats, an abandoned stroller, fragments of boarding passes -- several from Arab companies -- and even a cellphone. After several months in Saudi Arabia, they flew to Washington on September 7, 2016, two months before Trump's election.

Source: Sunday Times March 03, 2017 17:03 UTC