While families are overwhelming an immigration system devised to handle single men, a border wall would not prevent them from seeking asylum, which is legal. Cumulatively, Mr. Trump’s unsupported or misleading statements undercut his rationale for declaring an emergency, a step that is widely viewed as testing both constitutional and political norms and is sure to draw legal challenges. What Was Said“In El Paso they have close to 2,000 murders right on the other side of the wall. But it’s not close to 2,000 murders right on the other side of the wall in Mexico.”This is misleading. Mr. Trump is correct that there were 23 murders in El Paso last year, compared with more than 1,200 murders in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.

Source: New York Times February 15, 2019 18:51 UTC