Quote Originally Posted by oladub View Post
Whether or not it was a military coup does not explain why most Hondurans choosing to leave their country head straight to the U.S. border even after being offered Mexican visas
While I empathize with those Hondurans fleeing their country due to gang or political violence, THIS is the part I don't understand.

If your primary goal is to get away from violence, Costa Rica, Panama, Peru and Columbia are all MUCH closer than the US and are relatively stable for the region. To get to the US you have to pass through some pretty rough, gang-controlled territory in northern Mexico. Even southern and western Mexico are pretty decent.