NYT Discovers Border Walls Are Still Divisive, Years Later
The New York Times, in a moment of astounding rediscovery, announces that Trump's border wall is indeed still a thing and, shocker, generates 'angry' reactions in Laredo. (One might wonder where this outrage was during the numerous congressional votes enabling its construction and expansion.) What’s truly 'forgotten' is the decades-long congressional funding, often bipartisan, for border
militarization that predates Trump and continues under Biden. For instance, in 2023 alone, Congress allocated billions to Department of Homeland Security initiatives that further entrench these very border policies, even as domestic social programs face cuts. This isn't a Trump-era anomaly; it's a feature of continuous bipartisan policy. It’s a peculiar form of journalistic amnesia. We’re
presented with a problem suddenly 're-emerging' as if it wasn't consistently funded, debated, and implemented by successive administrations. How many times must the 'border crisis' be 'discovered' before we acknowledge it's a systemic choice, not a transient phenomenon tied to one administration's rhetoric?