How Do We Measure This Crisis?

   You, like me, are outraged . . . except for the opposite reason.
   Outraged that a record 302,000 migrants were encountered at our southern border in December. Outraged that entry stations have had to close to normal back-and-forth border crossings in order to deal with the onslaught of migrants. Outraged that Chicago, Denver, New York and other cities have so many migrants they don't know what to do with them and lack the resources to care for them. Outraged that 40 counties in Texas have had to declare states of emergency.
   And comes my answer: Measure the tragedy as much as you measure the crisis. That is 302,000 migrants who left their own countries due destitute conditions. That is hordes of people stranded on the streets of Chicago, Denver, New York and other cities without proper care. That is the homeless souls from other countries crying for help in the 40 counties in Texas.
   How do we measure the crisis? Do we measure it in terms of how much the migrants are suffering? Or do we measure it by how much of an inconvenience their suffering is causing us? 
   Do we think of others, or do we think only of self when others come calling for help?