An analysis piece in The Atlantic by Jerusalem Demsas puts forward a simple argument: whether there’s a migrant ‘crisis’ or not really depends on the political motivations of the people describing it as such. Why are 30,000 Ukrainian refugees assimilated into Chicago with ease, while 30,000 asylum seekers from other countries are represented as a crisis?
Shockingly, it turns out that there are political gains to be had in presenting migrants as a threat! And not everyone is arguing with sincere intentions! And it’s bad for Democrats to adopt the language of a migrant crisis! And yes, three sentences in a row with explanation points. That’s how important it is to get this right.
(Taken from an email sent to me by Never Again Action.)
For political reasons, the Biden administration has abdicated its responsibility to coordinate where asylees from the southwestern border end up. Reuters has reported that in 2021 and 2022 Biden officials “rejected a proposal to transport some migrants to other U.S. cities because the White House did not want ‘full ownership’ of the issue.” Unsurprisingly, Joe Biden is still being blamed for the crisis.
Imagine just not doing your job because you don’t want to take responsibility.
The crisis is the border itself and the imperialism that forces people into dire situations
Never has been…Thank you for speaking up about this.
