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    ISRAELI SWIMMER CROSSES US-MEXICO BORDER VIA OCEAN TO SUPPORT MIGRANTS

    BYREUTERS MAY 6, 2017 10:56

    UN data reported that a record 65.3 million people were uprooted worldwide in 2015, figures not previously seen since World War II.

    An international international convoy of swimmers crossed the invisible border line dividing Mexico and the United States in the Pacific Ocean to raise awareness for the plight of immigrants around the world amidst concerns of rising anti-migrant rhetoric.

    The cross-border swimming effort aims to raise funds for the Colibri Centre for Human Rights, a group that serves to alleviate the suffering of individuals whose family members have died while crossing the US-Mexico border.

    Crossing from California's Imperial Beach and darting around a border fence that separates San Diego from Mexico's Tijuana was a symbolic location. It comes as President Donald Trump vows to extend a border fence across the country, stirring up tensions with Mexico by telling supporters that its southern neighbor will foot the bill.

    There are 12 people participating in the fundraiser, featuring swimmers and activists as far abroad as New Zealand, South Africa and Israel.

    Israeli swimmer Oded Rahav stated that he joined the swim to show solidarity with immigrants around the world.

    The plight of immigrants "is a world issue so we came all the way to show that we love, we care for humanity and it up to us humans to take care of one another," Rahav said.

    New Zealander Kim Chambers told Reuters that the international swim highlights how humanity is connected through oceans.

    In total, the swim effort took about four hours from Imperial Beach, California to the shores of Playas de Tijuana, where they were received by Mexican marines and a crowd gathered at the beach.

    According to the United Nations, hunger and violence are the biggest drivers of global migration.

    http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Isr...igrants-489906
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    New Zealander Kim Chambers told Reuters that the international swim highlights how humanity is connected through oceans.
    No, that was the Creator's way of SEPARATING humanity. God made by us in tribes for a reason. We weretp remain separate until we developed far enough along to have regulated contact.
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    Humans need to take care of each other on their OWN soil...not invade other countries.

    Get rid of your corrupt governments and prosper in your own country.

    The answer is NOT abandoning your land and it's a free for all to come to the USA.

    The Gravy Train is OVER

    Do not come here

    You want America? Go fight for it and build it on your soil.

    We will give you the blueprint to get it done...no money!
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