Border at ‘breaking
point,’ New York Times reports.
Two and a half weeks after
President Donald J. Trump declared a National Emergency to address the crisis
on our border, mainstream media outlets have dug into the numbers—and the personal
stories—surrounding America’s broken immigration system.
What they’ve found comes
as a shock to many Americans who never knew the trauma felt by those living in
the shadows—including both U.S. citizens and migrants alike:
“More
than 76,000 migrants crossed the border without authorization in February, more
than double the levels from the same period last year and approaching the
largest numbers seen in any February in the last 12 years,” The New York Times reported
today.
On
Sunday, The New York
Times published firsthand accounts of “the hidden nightmare of sexual violence on the
border,” citing President Trump’s quote that “one in three women are sexually
assaulted on the dangerous trek up through Mexico.”
On
February 15, after President Trump’s border announcement, CNN’s Jim
Acosta spoke with an “angel mom” immigrant whose
only son was murdered by a previously deported criminal alien. “President Trump
is completely correct on this issue—we need to protect this country,” she told
CNN.
This morning, the Department of Homeland Security
released staggering numbers that put these stories in context. American law
enforcement officers are apprehending more than 2,000 aliens every day at our Southern border. All told,
U.S. Border Patrol has apprehended over 268,000 individuals since the beginning
of this fiscal year in October—a 97 percent increase from the previous year.
Democrat leaders are
holding firm. “There is no crisis at the border,” the Democrat House Majority
Leader insisted a little more than a week ago. To their credit, however, more
journalists are starting to simply tell the stories of what’s happening on our
border—and letting Americans decide for themselves what they think about it.
These reports are welcome. The
ongoing humanitarian and security disaster at our border shouldn’t be a
partisan issue, and the heart-wrenching stories it causes shouldn’t be told
only by conservative media. A modern, safe, and secure immigration system would
be a bipartisan triumph that renews Americans’ faith in Washington.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody
GA Tea Party Leader
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