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CBS News: Migrant caravan rejects generous offer to stay in Mexico

Click here: Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto announced what he called the “You are at home” plan, offering shelter, medical attention, schooling and jobs to Central Americans in Chiapas and Oaxaca states if they applied, calling it a first step toward permanent refugee status. “Thank you!” they yelled as they voted to reject the offer in a show of hands in the town of Arriaga. They then added: “No, we’re heading north!” “Our goal is not to remain in Mexico,” Sosa said. “Our goal is to make it to the (U.S).