Migrant crisis

As migrants and asylum seekers keep traveling north, an overwhelmed United States migration system has left thousands of people stranded at the U.S. - Mexico border cities and all along the migratory route. Obtaining a date for a migration appointment to present their cases to authorities can take months, this situation and the perilous circumstances faced along the whole route encourage the irregular crossing of desperate migrants and asylum seekers. A dated United States immigration law along with unprecedented numbers of people traveling north have created a blockage on immigration processes leaving a crisis that looks far from be solve, especially when it is so politically profitable in elections year.