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El Paso, Texas, has increasingly become the subject of an intense national conversation.
The New York Times, The Washington Post and Wall Street Journal report that migrant surges are straining the city, the country and the economy. These are just three headlines from a barrage of coverage of the “crisis” at the border.
Nastassia Artalejo, an El Paso resident whose family has lived in the city for generations, is sick of hearing her home described this way.
“It’s really frustrating to be here and see and hear so many polarizing opinions,” Artalejo said. “So much of what is talked about in the media is from a third-party or outsider perspective, as opposed to the opinion being from someone that actually lives here.”
Ivonne Diaz, a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipient and immigrant rights activist, expressed similar frustration.
“When I meet with people that don’t live here and are visiting for the first […]
Bravo Stephan! I have been wondering the same thing, especially since Fox News talks about the “border issue” several times a day. The only reason I know this is because the people that I know who actually watch Fox News talk about this all the time. So sad, the level of disharmony, anger, hate.and disruption this News station causes for people in their daily lives. Thank you for finding this article!