The New York Times said that President Donald Trump's hatred of registered and unregistered migrants not only harms efforts to contain the Corona epidemic, but also exacerbates it at home and beyond borders.
She explained that the immigration system along the southern border is stressful, and detention centers across the United States are full of nearly 40,000 people at grave risk, and that the Immigration and Customs Agency continues to carry out arrests and has not shown any intention to release non-violent detainees, although Judges in some states ordered the release of some on health grounds.
She noted that undocumented migrants are afraid that if they go to any health facility they will subject themselves to arrest by the immigration and customs agency authorities, as well as regular migrants who hope to obtain a green card also fear that if they seek legal assistance, this will eliminate their opportunities, Under the "Public Liability Act" which came into effect last February.
At the mercy of the epidemic
She stated that these immigrants in particular live at the mercy of the epidemic, as they sometimes live in conditions of extreme crowding, do not have much money and cannot isolate themselves.
She added that, according to the "Caesar Family Foundation", 23% of regular migrants and 45% of those who are not registered have no health insurance, and drew attention to a previous report saying that fear of corona among these immigrants was more prevalent than others.
The New York Times concluded its editorial by saying that the Corona virus does not care about who holds an American or non-American passport, and that health directives to confront Corona do not serve global public health if it is confined to American citizens only, and that these directions must cross borders and walls and help Americans to recognize the ordeal Common to humanity.