New York Times Editor: Racial Conflict Drives Immigration Politics

The New York Times should treat immigration disputes in the 2020 election as a racial issue, according to the newspaper’s executive editor, Dean Baquet. “Race in the next year is going to be a huge part of the American story,” he told reporters and editors at a Monday meeting, according to an audio recording, which was transcribed by Slate.com. “I mean, race in terms of not only African Americans and their relationship with Donald Trump, but Latinos and immigration,” he continued.-- More...