Some in the national media are dismissing the Central American caravan of several thousand migrants as a legitimate security concern and instead are casting it as a way for President Trump and Republicans to scare people into voting and to inflame racial tensions before the midterm elections.

Trump has used campaign rallies and Twitter to rail against the thousands of migrants that have started to travel through Mexico toward the U.S. border, where they are expected to seek asylum. On Monday, he said allowing thousands of additional people to enter would be unfair to those trying to enter legally.