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Is what's happening at the Southern border a National Emergency?

Image: U.S. Customs and Border Protection

The following is a headline from the New York Times!

Border at ‘Breaking Point’ as More than 76,000 Migrants Cross in a Month

Despite what Congress is about to tell the President, even left wing newspapers like the NY Times are finding it hard to ignore what's going on at the Southern border.

According to the Times "More than 76,000 migrants crossed the border without authorization in February, an 11-year high and a strong sign that stepped-up prosecutions, new controls on asylum and harsher detention policies have not reversed what remains a powerful lure for thousands of families fleeing violence and poverty."

Kevin K. McAleenan is the commissioner of Customs and Border Protection. When he gave the numbers to reporters yesterday, he said

“The system is well beyond capacity, and remains at the breaking point.”

So does this constitute a National Emergency

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