"Lalalalala I can't hear you," or Trump's Border Wall and Emergency Shmergency

For this blog assignment I chose to read and discuss NPR's article discussing Trump's declaration of National Emergency and the response thus far.

It seems clear to me that the president is choosing to ignore the wishes of his peers and the people of the United States by moving forward with the decision to declare a national emergency to provide funding for a single, non-strategic method of border security. Notable Republican senators, such as Susan Collins and Will Hurd have spoken out against the president's decision. Hurd, a senator from Texas whose districts cover a reported 800 miles of border land, makes the case that a strategy to enforce border security should be the goal, not a single tool, such as a wall.

Citing violence, drugs, criminals and human traffickers, Trump turns a blind eye to the statistical truth of the matter, that illegal border crossings have actually decreased in recent years. Most of those crossing the border illegally are seeking asylum, they are the huddled masses yearning to break free.

 This article is highlights past situations in which national emergencies have taken place. "This is not 9/11. This is not the Iran hostage crisis of 1979,"  said California Attorney General Xavier Becerra. No, this is an over-blown pseudo-crisis invented by President Trump, who continually chooses to hold his fingers into his ears and ignore any opposition.