Migrant Caravan May 2018

I am an average American, at least that is how I view myself. I want to weigh in with this situation and to be honest with you I am having a difficult time buying into the logic behind this supported by the caravan, the lawyers embedded with the caravan, the main steam media, and the Democratic party. These people are claiming asylum in our country on the grounds of them being persecuted in their home countries with things such as high crime, corrupt governments, a poor economy, no civil rights and the list goes on and on. These are all valid reasons to want to come to America and if these are indeed the true reasons, they should be given consideration to legally become part of the USA. 

However, this is the problem I am having buying into this logic. I have noticed on the real news many of these people are waiving flags from their home countries, yes the same countries they are claiming they need to escape because of their persecution. If these countries are indeed guilty of these horrible things, which they probably are and these people are victims, why are they waiving flags supporting these very same countries and not American flags? This makes no sense to me at all and to me completely debunks their position for asylum in my mind.

No, it is not all of the people in the caravan waving these flags, but none the less, there are many of them. I believe in border security and legal immigration into our country no matter your race or country of origin, but this latest incident makes me question the validity of their reason to want to come here. In my opinion, and I think I am still entitled to one, or at least I hope, how can you claim asylum from horrible countries that are persecuting you and then turn around and show support for the same countries by waiving their flags? You may not agree with my assessment of this situation and that's ok but I think you must admit this seems a bit disingenuous.