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Editorial: Biden is building the border wall he promised not to

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1 year ago

October 6, 2023

Editorial: Biden is building the border wall he promised not to

President Biden, what took you so long?

After nearly six million illegal border crossings since he assumed office, cities and states around the country overwhelmed with migrants seeking shelter, and an influx of new arrivals daily, Biden has had an epiphany: his border policy is a disaster.

He won’t admit as much, of course, in Biden’s worldview he’s a problem-solving, economy-rescuing, unifying leader who’s going to save us all from climate change.

Until he was tripped by the sandbag of reality.

Now the Biden Administration is using executive power to waive 26 federal laws in South Texas to allow border wall construction, according to reports.

This is the one thing Biden can truthfully say was “like that when he got here.” Former President Donald Trump was constructing such a wall, and Biden vowed on the 2020 campaign trail that “There will not be another foot of wall constructed on my administration.”

That pledge, it seems, was “transitory.”

“There is presently an acute and immediate need to construct physical barriers and roads in the vicinity of the border of the United States in order to prevent unlawful entries into the United States in the project areas,” Alejandro Mayorkas, the DHS secretary, stated in Wednesday’s notice.

Border states could have told him that – and they did. Inundated states like Texas having been sending out an SOS only to have it fall on deaf ears. It took the dispersal of illegal migrants around the country, most notably to blue states, to have Democratic leaders acknowledge the debacle.

One of the most vocal critics has been New York City Mayor Eric Adams, whose “right to shelter” city is being crushed under the fiscal and physical strain of housing so many migrants.

As the New York Times reported, Adams told a town hall-style gathering in Manhattan last month “Let me tell you something New Yorkers, never in my life have I had a problem that I did not see an ending to — I don’t see an ending to this. This issue will destroy New York City.”

On Tuesday night, Adams went before a judge in a bid to suspend the city’s right to shelter status.

“With more than 122,700 asylum seekers having come through our intake system since the spring of 2022, and projected costs of over $12 billion for three years, it is abundantly clear that the status quo cannot continue,” Adams said in a statement.

Gov. Maura Healey knows where he’s coming from. Massachusetts is buckling under our own influx of migrants, spending some $45 million a month and scrambling to find shelters for all. The status quo can’t continue here, either.

Biden had a weak excuse for the border woes, accentuated with some stunning mental gymnastics.

“The money was appropriated for the border wall. I tried to get them (Congress) to reappropriate, to redirect that money. They didn’t. They wouldn’t,” Biden said, according to The Hill. “In the meantime, there’s nothing under the law other than they have to use the money for what it was appropriated for. I can’t stop that.”

Biden was asked whether he thought the border wall was effective. His response: “No.”

Biden logic at its finest.

Editorial cartoon by Joe Heller (Joe Heller)

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Snowy weather causes gridlock traffic at Logan Airport in Boston

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9 minutes ago

December 22, 2024

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Snowy weather causes gridlock traffic at Logan Airport in Boston

BOSTON – Holiday travel is in full swing with Christmas just days away and travelers at Logan Airport in Boston spent the day dealing with delays from snowy weather.

Delays nationwide

There was gridlock traffic at Logan as travelers embark on their holiday excursions. Donna Ragucci just flew into New England from Florida.

“I am so excited, I get to see my sister and we are going on the trolley today and North End,” Ragucci said.

AAA said snowy weather conditions on Friday led to delays, spinouts and disruptions with flights.

“Overall, we’ve seen a pretty strong volume, which is what we forecasted, a record number of people traveling this year,” said AAA Northeast spokesperson Mark Schieldrop. “There was a storm system that affected a good swath of the country, so Chicago and Boston are two major hub airports, so anytime you have delays or cancellations in one part of the country, we often see a little bit of a domino effect.”

Kevin Walker said this is his first and last time traveling for the holidays.

“Well, we got here yesterday morning and our flight was canceled right when we got here,” said Walker.

AAA said more than 119 million people will travel during from now and Jan. 2. While most flights are on time at Logan there are several delays and cancellations leading to holiday angst.

“Hasn’t been great, my first flight was cancelled and now I guess I didn’t make the cut off for this flight, so now they can’t check the bag but yeah, it’s alright. I got a JetBlue flight tomorrow,” traveler Abbey Reynolds said.

“It’s different because I’m driving this year, so we got the dog coming with us, so I just hope the flight goes OK for the two kiddos and we meet them on the other end,” said a Brookline man heading to North Carolina with his family.

Coping with travel stress

Paul Pierre is heading back to Columbus, Ohio and has his own philosophy when it comes to traveling.

“Don’t let the small stuff upset you. You just go through the airport and you do your best and be kind and you’ll get through it,” Pierre said.

“I’m a therapist, so I practice meditation, go to the gym,” said Ragucci.

“It is what it is, like, I’m not going to get that bent out of shape over it,” said Reynolds.

Paul Burton

Paul Burton is a general assignment reporter for WBZ-TV News.

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Next Weather: WBZ Mid-Morning Update For December 22

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8 hours ago

December 22, 2024

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Next Weather: WBZ Mid-Morning Update For December 22 – CBS Boston

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Jacob Wycoff has your latest weather forecast.

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Orlando hosts Boston following Tatum’s 43-point game

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16 hours ago

December 22, 2024

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Orlando hosts Boston following Tatum’s 43-point game

Associated Press

Boston Celtics (22-6, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. Orlando Magic (18-12, fourth in the Eastern Conference)

Orlando, Florida; Monday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Boston visits the Orlando Magic after Jayson Tatum scored 43 points in the Celtics’ 123-98 victory over the Chicago Bulls.

The Magic are 14-7 against Eastern Conference opponents. Orlando is fifth in the Eastern Conference with 10.9 offensive rebounds per game led by Goga Bitadze averaging 2.9.

The Celtics are 20-4 against Eastern Conference opponents. Boston ranks sixth in the Eastern Conference with 10.8 offensive rebounds per game led by Luke Kornet averaging 2.0.

The Magic are shooting 45.2% from the field this season, 0.5 percentage points lower than the 45.7% the Celtics allow to opponents. The Celtics are shooting 45.7% from the field, 0.6% lower than the 46.3% the Magic’s opponents have shot this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Franz Wagner is averaging 24.4 points, 5.6 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 1.7 steals for the Magic.

Tatum is averaging 28.8 points, 9.3 rebounds and 5.7 assists for the Celtics.

LAST 10 GAMES: Magic: 5-5, averaging 106.4 points, 42.0 rebounds, 22.3 assists, 9.4 steals and 7.6 blocks per game while shooting 46.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 106.0 points per game.

Celtics: 7-3, averaging 118.5 points, 49.7 rebounds, 25.7 assists, 7.5 steals and 5.8 blocks per game while shooting 44.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 109.7 points.

INJURIES: Magic: Paolo Banchero: out (oblique), Franz Wagner: out (oblique), Jalen Suggs: day to day (ankle), Gary Harris: day to day (hamstring), Moritz Wagner: day to day (knee).

Celtics: Sam Hauser: day to day (back).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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