In Other News: College degrees outnumber jobs that require them in most cities; Republican candidates assaulted in Minnesota

Published 6:01 pm Friday, October 19, 2018

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First group from Honduran caravan crosses into Mexico, testing President Trump’s red line

The U.S. government is now tracking a small group of immigrants from the Honduran migrant caravan who crossed into southern Mexico on Thursday night, a border President Donald Trump made clear he did not want the migrants to cross in order to prevent them from arriving at the U.S. southern border. The breakaway group crossed over the Succhiate River separating Guatemala and Mexico, according to an internal U.S. document obtained by NBC News. They are soon to be followed by a group of 2,000-3,000 migrants who have congregated in Guatemalan border town of Tecun Uman, which is located about 25 miles south of Tapachula, Mexico. — NBC News

Republican candidates assaulted in Minnesota

The Minnesota Democratic Party has suspended a spokesman for calling for violence against Republicans even as two GOP candidates have been assaulted in suspected politically motivated attacks. State Rep. Sarah Anderson was punched and chased by a man, and state Shane Mekeland was left with a severe concussion after being sucker punched in a restaurant. — The Washington Free Beacon

‘Anti-racism’ rally in Berlin calls for destruction of Israel

A march estimated by police to have included 100,000 demonstrators took place in Germany’s capital to protest right-wing extremism. Speakers urged the obliteration of Israel, and demonstrators at the march hoisted symbols in support of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. The European Union and the US have designated the PFLP a terrorist group. — The Jerusalem Post

College degrees outnumber jobs that require them in most cities

A new report from the Urban Institute found that 87 percent of U.S. metro areas have more people with at least a four-year degree than jobs that require this level of education, with that gap ranging from one to 32 percentage points. The study found that the mismatch between the number of people with degrees and the jobs that require them is unlikely to change soon. — Inside Higher Ed

The Democrats’ turn to the left is not an illusion

From 2001 to 2018, the share of Democratic voters who describe themselves as liberal grew from 30 to 50 percent. Meanwhile, the percentage of Democrats who say they are moderate fell from 44 to 35 percent, and the percentage of self-identified conservative Democrats went from 25 to 13 percent. Well-educated whites, especially white women, are pushing the party decisively leftward. The share of white Democrats calling themselves liberal on social issues has grown since 2001 from 39 to 61 percent. And white Democrats are now to the left of blacks on many racial issues.— The New York Times