The 'caravan'

From the Phoenix, Arizona ABC affiliate:

Migrant caravan: Mattis expected to sign order to send 800 troops to the border
Defense Secretary James Mattis is expected to sign deployment orders as soon as Thursday that could send 800 or more troops to the border with Mexico to help border patrol authorities stop a caravan of migrants from Central America moving through Mexico to enter the US, according to three administration officials.

The officials tell CNN final details are being worked out including where the troops will come from and their specific tasks.

The troops will not engage in lethal operations to stop the migrants. Instead they are expected to provide fencing, wall materials and other technical support at several key points along the border where it is believed the migrants may try to cross.

The troops will also provide tents and medical care for border authorities in those areas. The troops retain the right of self-defense, but border patrol officers will still be the ones physically stopping illegal migration, the officials said.

The border is 1,954 miles in length - this would amount to one soldier for every 2.44 miles.

This caravan is not spontaneous - someone is playing with these people's lives. I want to know who is funding this. It is a political stunt and nothing more - these are pawns.