Is the GOP’s ‘Concern’ About Immigration ‘Fake’?
No, and neither is the concern of Americans as a whole; now is the time for action
By Andrew R. Arthur on May 17, 2022
In a May 16 opinion piece in The Hill, author and Fox News analyst Juan Williams contends congressional Republicans’ “concern about illegal immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border” is “fake”, mocking it as the “new Big Lie”. A review of Williams’ cherry-picked points proves just the opposite. In fact, not only is the GOP’s concern real, but so are those of their fellow Americans.
Juan Williams. Williams has been with Fox News for over a decade, joining the network less than a day after he was fired from NPR after comments he made about Muslims on airliners. As his article in The Hill suggests, he is not shy about pushing back on Fox News reporting and commentary on illegal immigration, serving more as an agent provocateur in the Murdoch empire than the Washington Generals to the network’s lineup of Harlem Globetrotters.
Williams’ main contention is that if congressional Republicans “really cared” about illegal immigration, “they’d fix the problem. Instead, they are happy to use it to falsely accuse President Biden and Democrats of wanting open borders.” There’s a lot to unpack there.
https://cis.org/Arthur/GOPs-Concern-About-Immigration-Fake
