Some call it a caravan; others call it an outright invasion.

We’re talking of the approximately 7,000 people, mostly from Honduras, who are en route to the United States via Mexico.

So many questions beckon: how did this march begin in the first place? Who are these people? Who is funding this initiative? Why is Mexico, a U.S. ally, doing nothing to halt thousands of illegal migrants marching through its land?

There are so many queries yet so few answers. That’s why The Rebel is going to southern Mexico to check out this migrant march for ourselves. We want to see first-hand what this caravan is all about.

But this type of reporting is quite costly — and unlike our mainstream competitors, we’re not backed by big corporations or government funding.

So far, for myself and a Spanish-speaking cameraman, we have paid $1850/person for last-minute flights, $800 for a hotel room (three nights), and $200/day for a driver and security guard.

If you are able to chip in to help cover our expenses, we'd greatly appreciate it.

FINAL THOUGHTS: Migrant “caravan" from Mexico to U.S. fits “textbook definition of ‘invasion'”

November 12, 2018: Over the five days we’ve been following the caravan, one thing becomes clear: While it may be true that these people are for the most part not criminals, there is still a disconnect with the media narrative when it comes to how the migrants are being characterized, and, therefore, how Trump’s response is viewed.

Americans indirectly fund invasion of their own country?

November 12, 2018: It’s hard not to see a perverse irony in the fact that Americans are indirectly funding an invasion of their own country!

Mexican Human Rights official: Criminal migrants "not a problem," they have needs too

November 10, 2018: After following the migrant caravan for five days, I raised concerns with Edgar Corso Sosa of the National Human Rights Commission of Mexico. He wasn't bothered by the known violent criminals in the group, because, he says, they have needs too.

Funding mystery grows as migrants head for Trump's "so-called democracy"

November 10, 2018: America, says Jorge, is a "so-called democracy" that needs to take responsibility in Central America if they don't want to be flooded with migrants.

Despair in the air as migrants struggle to hitch a ride

November 9, 2018: Pick-up trucks are being loaded up with human cargo, cramming as many people as they can possibly fit into any available space. Watch as I give you a glimpse of the mad scramble as desperate migrants search for their next ride.

Trying to get answers from People Without Borders “volunteers”

November 9, 2018: I try to talk to Mexican “human rights” workers who are following the route.

Political promise to house migrants may clash with reality

November 9, 2018: I spoke with the mayor-elect of small town Loma Bonita, Mexico, currently home to northbound Central Americans we've followed in the migrant caravan.

Tensions rise as reality sets in for migrants

November 9, 2018: We’re here in Loma Bonita, Mexico and we can sense tension among the locals, and also the migrants, as the reality of the long journey ahead to the American border sets in.

"Everyone was advised to close down their businesses"

November 8, 2018: A lot of local people we've talked to say they don't object to this migrant "caravan" passing through their towns, that they welcome them and are happy to give them food, water, clothing and shelter.

However, we got a slightly different story from a Saluyan resident — after we promised not to record his answers on camera.

Migrant: “We are all the organizers"

On route to Acayucan, I met a woman named Daysania. She explains why she didn’t try to enter the U.S. legally.

Homeland Security reports 270 violent criminals among migrants

November 7, 2018: While some in the migrant caravan are hunkering down for the night, others are clogging up the main roadways begging for change with little regard for anyone’s safety.

Migrants transform local park into “tent city”

November 7, 2018: The main park in Sayula, a town in the Mexican state of Jalisco, was transformed into a “tent city” when some of the thousands of migrants in the caravan travelling northward to the U.S. stopped in for the night.

Migrants leave trail of garbage

November 7, 2018: You can always tell where the caravan has been by what has been left behind. And what is always left behind is copious amounts of garbage.

Preparing a banquet for migrants. Who’s paying for this?

November 7, 2018: While driving through the town of Acayucan, we noticed some of the migrants heading into a community centre — at the same time, trucks were delivering banquet tables and chairs.

This illegal migrant trek is “a foreign invasion”

November 6, 2018: On route from Donají to Acayucan, we got stopped in massive traffic delays and started to think, this Caravan is more like an invasion.

Socialist reporter: “This is a crisis made in Washington”

November 6, 2018: Liberation News reporter Gloria La Riva has been here in Mexico to cover the caravan almost as long as we have — but she's come to some different conclusions.

“Helpful” transport keeps migrants moving. Altruism, or something else?

November 6, 2018: Getting answers to the question of who or what is organizing this exodus is proving difficult but one thing that’s immediately apparent, is that the vast majority of these migrants are young men.

Canada-bound migrant has “Plan B” if stopped at U.S. border by Trump

November 6, 2018: While following the migrant caravan making its way to the U.S. border from Mexico, we came across one migrant who told us his end goal was to make it to Canada.

“Coyote” in sheep’s clothing? Interview with migrant “straggler” doesn’t add up

November 6, 2018: Just outside of Oaxaca City, Mexico, we encountered a young man from Honduras who told us he was part of the migrant caravan, but something didn’t add up.

“Surreal vibe” as 5K “homeless” migrants descend on Mexican town over night

November 5, 2018: There is a surreal vibe in the air as darkness falls in the Mexican town of Matias Romero, as we continue our exclusive investigation into the migrant “caravan” heading north to the U.S. border.

Rebel “caravan” investigation in Mexico finds media narrative at odds with reality

November 3, 2018: David Menzies joined Ezra Levant in a Skype call from Oaxaca to share some of his first-hand observations of the migrant caravan that’s heading north to the U.S. border.

The Rebel investigates challenging landscape awaiting migrant “caravan”

November 2, 2018: The road ahead for those in the migrant caravan heading to the U.S. border is an arduous one. Watch as I give you a glimpse of what awaits them.

Rebel Media’s Caravan investigation begins with touchdown in Oaxaca, Mexico

November 1, 2018: My cameraman and I have landed in Oaxaca, Mexico, and what awaits us is a five hour car ride south to meet up with the migrant “caravan.” We don't see any other Canadian media here, which is why it's important that we are!

Caravan or invasion? Rebel heads to the frontline to get the REAL story

October 31, 2018: The Rebel is going to southern Mexico to check out the 7,000-strong migrant march for ourselves, and to ask the hard questions nobody else seems to be asking.