Trump Finds His Border Solution: 'More Shootings'
The New York Times spotlights former President Trump's swift move to block legal pathways for migrants following a D.C. shooting, framing it as a reaction to a 'crisis.' What the Times conveniently forgets to mention is how conveniently 'crises' emerge to justify pre-planned policy rollbacks. This isn’t a new playbook; it's a well-worn tactic. We saw similar rhetoric used to justify the post-9/11
Patriot Act, eroding civil liberties under the guise of national security, and similar border crackdowns under both Republican and Democratic administrations. One might wonder: how many 'tragic events' will it take for the media to question the manufactured outrage cycle used to advance xenophobic agendas? The 'legal pathways' they claim are blocked were already barely navigable, designed more for
optics than genuine refuge. Apparently, the only 'open borders' are for rhetoric that blames the most vulnerable for systemic failures.