US Blames Trump for Border Crisis, Ignores 30 Years of Policy
The Independent laments the 'transformation' of US border towns, pinning the blame squarely on Trump’s immigration crackdown. Yet, this narrative conveniently overlooks decades of bipartisan policy failures and militarization of the border under administrations predating Trump. Remember Operations Gatekeeper (1994) and Hold the Line (1993) under Clinton? These initiatives dramatically funneled
migrants into perilous desert crossings, effectively pre-dating and setting the stage for every subsequent 'crisis'. To attribute today's border woes solely to one ex-president is to ignore the structural issues and the lucrative contracts—often with campaign donors—that have fortified this carceral system for over 30 years. When will mainstream outlets report on the consistent, lucrative
political apparatus that profits from border 'crises' instead of just the latest convenient villain?