People seeking asylum keep better track of themselves than the US Gov't does after imprisoning them
This is from a live blog The Guardian is running today, so if you click on the link, youll need to scroll down to see this item. Much more there that is worthwhile to see.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2018/jun/22/trump-family-separation-crisis-immigration-border
Despite the large numbers of people from Central America waiting at the US border in Tijuana, Mexico, the scene is remarkably ordered and cooperative.
The people are initially strangers to each other, brought together in an alien location.
Its not risk-free at the shelters and while lining up at the border, but the atmosphere is largely one of stoicism and mutual assistance. As well as an informal numbered ticketing system for the queue, devised by migrants themselves, those waiting put themselves forward as volunteers to manage the list of names seeking asylum. On Friday morning, a Honduran man was looking after the list and he was ready to hand over to someone else when his turn came to get ready to cross the border.
So, far from a Lord of the Flies-type breakdown in social order, as you might expect if you only listened to Donald Trumps name-calling and aspersion-casting, these would-be immigrants are more inclined to help one another as they wait and hope to escape from dire straits.