Crisis

NY Times: There’s No Excuse for Mistreating Children at the Border. Here’s What To Do About It. Speak up. Donate. Educate yourself. Vote. By The Editorial Board

From his promise of a “beautiful wall” to his false alarms about caravans of alien marauders at the gate, President Trump has exploited immigration as his marquee issue. He is right, there is a crisis: Not of undocumented immigrants or thousands seeking refuge, as the president would have it, but a crisis of American values, a crisis of America’s premier tradition as a welcoming and humane haven. A crisis Mr. Trump has created, even as Congress has fueled it.