Hi, I'm Jim Denison with Dennis in Form, and this is the Daily Article for Thursday, October 25, 2018.

A caravan of approximately 7,200 Central American migrants is making its way toward the U.S. border.

They're escaping Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador, one of the most dangerous regions in the world.

They're fleeing gang violence, political corruption, and crushing poverty.

Now a second caravan has formed into Guatemalan city near the border with Honduras. They intend to

follow in the footsteps of the larger group. As many as 2,500 Hondurans have gathered to form this

second migratory wave. Response to the caravans in the U.S. has been sharply divided.

Some are supporting the migrants and criticizing President Trump. Others are taking the opposite

position. Whatever your view of these migrant waves and the issues they reflect, it's worth noting

that immigration is the sincerest form of flattery. Every time I travel overseas, I return home with

renewed gratitude for America. In light of my travels yesterday, however, I need to offer a

cautionary word regarding our nation. Wednesday morning, our tour group visited Petra, one of the

most astounding sites in the Middle East. The treasury is the best known part of the

area, a massive carved structure that was made famous by the closing scenes of Indiana

Jones in the Last Crusade. The area was developed by a people called the Nabatians. They came

from ancient Arabia and settled on the border between Syria and Arabia, stretching from

the Euphrates River to the Red Sea.

At their height in the second century before Christ, they were the dominant kingdom in the region,

ruling as far north as Damascus and Lebanon. Petra, their capital, was truly remarkable.

Here the Nabatians carved a massive temple, built a theater with seating for 6,000 people, and left hundreds

of tombs carved into the rocky landscape. Their kingdom was both prosperous and secure. But when the

Romans arrived, the Nabatians were assimilated into the empire, and today are no more. Name this country.

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