OPINION - EDITORIAL
Don’t blame Border Patrol for clashing with caravan migrants
By Post Editorial Board
November 26, 2018 | 7:03pm | Updated
US Border Patrol looks on at migrants near the US- Mexico border near San Ysidro. ZUMAPRESS.com
Blame for Sunday’s violence at the Mexican border should fall squarely on those who misled the caravan migrants into thinking they’d be waved right in.
Nearly 1,000 tried to “violently” breach the San Ysidro crossing, Border Patrol chief Carla Provost said. After blowing past Mexican riot police, some threw rocks and bottles, hitting US agents. Then the crowd pushed through the fencing; at least 69 migrants were nabbed on US soil.
Agents responded with tear gas and temporarily closed the crossing. They had little choice: As Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen noted, the moves were meant “to ensure public safety” as migrants tried “to enter the US illegally” and “harm [Customs and Border Patrol] personnel.”
President Trump’s threat to “close the Border permanently” is over the top, like so much of his commentary on the caravan. But these migrants were never going to just walk into the country; that would set off a rush for entry from all over the world.
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READ MORE: https://nypost.com/2018/11/26/dont-blame-border-patrol-for-clashing-with-caravan-migrants/
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It’s all complicated by the mess of US immigration law (and US border enforcement), and by ideologues happy to manipulate naive, poor people in order to score debating points in Washington.
The only folks you shouldn’t blame are the Border Patrol agents simply trying their best to do their job of protecting the nation.
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