Border Crisis Continues to Unfold
We ran the numbers: There are 3518 news articles covering this topic. 42% (1464) are left leaning, 25% (895) are center, and 33% (1159) are right leaning.
President Joe Biden’s critics have seized on the continued immigration crisis along the southern border. While left-leaning articles highlight that Biden’s administration has tried for weeks to keep the public from seeing images showing immigrant children in U.S. custody at the border sleeping on mats under foil blankets, right-leaning articles highlight that the Biden administration is “enforcing nothing” at the southwestern border.
The Washington Post published a left-leaning article highlighting that Biden’s administration has tried for weeks to keep the public from seeing images that emerged Monday showing immigrant children in U.S. custody at the border sleeping on mats under foil blankets. Administration officials have refused to call the detention of more than 15,000 children in U.S. custody a crisis.
A centrist article by Newsweek highlights that President Biden’s critics have seized on the crisis along the southern border as the White House continues its victory lap following the passage of an almost $2 trillion coronavirus relief package. Biden still has not trekked to the border to review the situation first-hand.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that the Biden administration is “enforcing nothing” at the southwestern border. In January, more than 62% of migrant family units encountered by law enforcement on the border were expelled under Title 42, a health order meant to prevent the spread of coronavirus by barring entry of aliens who may be considered a health risk.
From the center
As Border Crisis Unfolds, Biden Administration Taking Victory Lap Promoting Relief Plan
Newsweek