The New York Times Editorial Board has finally admitted that Trump is right and that Congress should give him the money on the border he’s asking for. Well sorta:
President Trump is right: There is a crisis at the southern border. Just not the one he rants about.
There is no pressing national security threat — no invasion of murderers, drug cartels or terrorists. No matter how often Mr. Trump delivers such warnings, they bear little resemblance to the truth.
Ok let’s stop here for a second. It’s absolutely dishonest of the New York Times to suggest that none of this is happening. Even the border patrol says their claim is 100% wrong:
I’m at border with @CBP agents now—they just said @nytimes 100 percent wrong that there’s “There is no pressing nat’l security threat — no invasion of murderers, drug cartels or terrorists.“ https://t.co/Tr4tD5alQ2
— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) May 6, 2019
But even if we weren’t catching any “murderers, drug cartel members and terrorists” as the NY Times suggests, we still can’t identify everyone getting into the country because some are never caught:
From the border: @CBP footage shows four subjects running across the border while family units surrendering a short distance away create a diversion for law enforcement personnel.
This is a national emergency. pic.twitter.com/eVrZNvprtw
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) May 5, 2019
To suggest that all of these people are just migrants wanting a better life is pretty naive, especially when the border patrol says otherweise.
The New York Times continues:
But as record numbers of Central American families flee violence and poverty in their homelands, they are overwhelming United States border systems, fueling a humanitarian crisis of overcrowding, disease and chaos. The Border Patrol is now averaging 1,200 daily arrests, with many migrants arriving exhausted and sick. Last week, a teenage boy from Guatemala died in government custody, the third death of a minor since December. As resources are strained and the system buckles, the misery grows.
Something needs to be done. Soon. Unfortunately, political gamesmanship once again threatens to hold up desperately needed resources.
It is good to see that the New York Times is pushing Democrats to at least fund the non-border-wall issues, which are huge at this point. But on the flip side of the coin, they are very late to the party. Trump has been telling people this is a national emergency all year and it’s a damn shame that it’s taken this long for the New York Times to actually come to these conclusions.
You can read the rest there if you like.