Trump's 'Emergency' and the Constitution

Center for Progressive Reform 2019-02-20

Summary:

President Donald J. Trump has declared a national emergency to justify building a wall on the U.S. southern border, which Congress refused to fund. But Mexicans and Central Americans coming to our country in search of a better life does not constitute an emergency. Immigration at the southern border is neither new, sudden, nor especially dangerous. The number of immigrants has been declining for years and crime rates among immigrants are lower than among native-born Americans. Drug trafficking exists at the open southern border, but it pales by comparison with drug trafficking across legal ports of entry. And President Trump did not treat this as a legal emergency until he lost his battle for funding in Congress.

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http://www.progressivereform.org/CPRBlog.cfm?idBlog=7380C1E7-BE64-FCA8-40853E34B261DB42

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Authors:

David Driesen

Date tagged:

02/20/2019, 15:12

Date published:

02/20/2019, 10:30