09-16-2022, 02:10 PM
CNN has an odd piece this morning (“The surprising details behind DeSantis’ and Abbott’s immigration stunts“) that includes the following:
Really. Huh. To Martha’s Vinyard. An island, well removed from any family or contacts the immigrants might have in the country.
> : /
Well, let’s be fair. What did the Martha’s Vinyard immigrants tell him?
Let’s see. Umm…well, nothing. His piece doesn’t mention talking to any of them. About the closest he comes is referencing a guy the NYT talked to who was picked up in San Antonio:
“It’s not clear”. Well, that’s being generous. Reporters who actually talked to these people say they were not told they were going to MV, and were alarmed to find themselves on an island that did not have the jobs some of them were promised.
Other little bits too:
(“Technically”). :RollingEyesSmiley5:
So, couldn’t you just answer your own question, plainly? No. These are asylum-seekers who are in the country legally while they wait to plead their case for asylum before an immigration judge.
There. Would that be so hard?
Maybe I’m being too sensitive, but I wonder if this is part of CNN’s recent push toward both-sides-ism.
I would write this reporter and/or CNN, but I can’t find contact info.
For starters, many of the migrants were appreciative of the ride.
Really. Huh. To Martha’s Vinyard. An island, well removed from any family or contacts the immigrants might have in the country.
> : /
Well, let’s be fair. What did the Martha’s Vinyard immigrants tell him?
Let’s see. Umm…well, nothing. His piece doesn’t mention talking to any of them. About the closest he comes is referencing a guy the NYT talked to who was picked up in San Antonio:
It was there that he was approached and asked if he wanted to go to Massachusetts. It’s not clear if he knew he was headed to a wealthy island community unprepared for the arrivals.
“It’s not clear”. Well, that’s being generous. Reporters who actually talked to these people say they were not told they were going to MV, and were alarmed to find themselves on an island that did not have the jobs some of them were promised.
Other little bits too:
Are these migrants in the country illegally?
These stunts by Republican governors are built on the false idea that the migrants are in the country illegally. Technically, those on the buses and planes are asylum-seekers who have been processed by federal immigration authorities and are awaiting court dates.
(“Technically”). :RollingEyesSmiley5:
So, couldn’t you just answer your own question, plainly? No. These are asylum-seekers who are in the country legally while they wait to plead their case for asylum before an immigration judge.
There. Would that be so hard?
Maybe I’m being too sensitive, but I wonder if this is part of CNN’s recent push toward both-sides-ism.
I would write this reporter and/or CNN, but I can’t find contact info.