The migrants start chanting back and say they want peace, jobs. pic.twitter.com/tXD3eTkIIR

— Sarah Kinosian (@skinosian) November 15, 2018

Mexican authorities were able to separate the two groups before the scuffles escalated further.

Tensions are definitely rising as the protesters get aggressive but police forming a barrier. pic.twitter.com/YuhxPii5qh

— Sarah Kinosian (@skinosian) November 15, 2018

The protests appear to show a growing discontent among Mexican residents towards the caravan, a move that has earned the scorn of various journalists in that country who label the protest as xenophobic and racist.

A los mexicanos les está saliendo lo racista, pero cabrón… Varios tijuanenses incluso se están enfrentando a los inmigrantes de la caravana de centroamericanos https://t.co/xG6uHUpYWQ

— Sin Censura (@_VicenteSerrano) November 15, 2018

Ildefonso Ortiz is an award-winning journalist with Breitbart Texas. He co-founded the Cartel Chronicles project with Brandon Darby and Stephen K. Bannon.  You can follow him on Twitter and on Facebook. He can be contacted at Iortiz@breitbart.com. 

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