Democratic policies, not Trump, bear responsibility for the increase in border deaths
by Zachary Faria, Commentary Fellow | | May 03, 2022 10:44 PM
The Washington Post laments the death of migrants attempting to climb “President Trump’s border wall” in San Diego. While those deaths are indeed tragic, they aren’t the fault of former President Donald Trump: The blame lies with the Democratic policies that encourage migrants to cross the border illegally in the first place.
While the Washington Post also notes that migrants have died from drowning and exposure or disappeared in the Pacific Ocean during smuggling attempts, the deaths from migrants falling off the 30-foot wall are “different.” This wall is “a man-made obstacle that poses a lethal danger and public health challenge where one did not exist previously.” It would be better to just open the front door and let illegal immigrants file in safely.
Yet the Washington Post piece does indeed imply that this is the answer. “In locations where gaps remain in the barrier, injuries and deaths appear to be less frequent. But in border areas with new, continuous segments of 30-foot fencing … falling incidents have soared.” The blame for this would apparently belong to Trump, who increased the height of the San Diego section of 9- to 17-foot fencing to a more lethal 30 feet — lethal, that is, if you are foolish enough to try to climb it illegally.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/democratic-policies-not-trump-bear-responsibility-for-the-increase-in-border-deaths
