‘A Red State Strategy to Create a Blue State Crisis’

Matter of Opinion

New York Times Opinion

Society & Culture, Ross Douthat, News, New York Times, Journalism

4.2 • 7.2K Ratings

🗓️ 15 September 2023

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Hundreds of thousands of migrants, many seeking asylum, have arrived in the United States over the last year, overwhelming already-strained resources in cities and states across the country. Last week, in arguably one of the most immigration-friendly cities in the country, Mayor Eric Adams said that migrants would “destroy New York City.” This week on “Matter of Opinion,” the hosts discuss how the “border crisis” has come to frustrate Democratic politicians further north, and why the conversation about immigration is always actually about who we are as Americans.

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0:00.6	So guys, what's your favorite day of the week?
0:04.3	There's only one fabulous day of the week
0:06.3	and that's a Friday.
0:07.3	Listen, I don't care if Monday's blue,
0:10.3	Tuesday's gray or Wednesday too, all right?
0:13.3	Thursday, I don't care about you.
0:15.3	Friday, baby.
0:16.2	All right.
0:17.1	Ross, you haven't signed in on Thursday.
0:18.9	I love them all.
0:19.7	I love all that God made them all.
0:21.4	I love them all.
0:22.7	I love them all.
0:24.0	What, you know?
0:26.2	There is only one right answer and it's Friday.
0:29.0	Not only because I get to kick the work week behind me,
0:32.5	but also because that is now the day
0:34.4	matter of opinion comes out.
0:35.5	Whoo!
0:36.4	Friday, rolling into the weekend.
0:38.7	Oh, man.
0:39.6	If you told me that.
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