Manchin Opposed to Biden Plan to Drop Title 42 at Border
We ran the numbers: There are 1509 news articles covering this topic. 19% (286) are left leaning, 51% (769) are center, and 30% (454) are right leaning.
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) is urging the Biden administration to rethink plans to rescind Title 42. While left-leaning articles highlight that the advocacy group Physicians for Human Rights urged the administration to end Title 42, right-leaning articles highlight that Border Patrol agents are fearing they are going to get hit by an enormous surge in migrants at the southern border if the Biden administration rescinds Title 42.
A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlights that the advocacy group Physicians for Human Rights urged the administration to end Title 42. Trump’s public health order allowed for the rapid expulsion of nearly anyone trying to cross into the U.S. from Mexico or Canada.
The Hill published a centrist article reporting that numerous outlets reported that the administration plans to rescind the order in some capacity by May 23. Manchin had previously expressed his opposition to lifting Title 42, making him one of just a handful of Democrats to do so.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that Border Patrol agents are fearing they are going to get hit by an enormous surge in migrants at the southern border if the Biden administration rescinds Title 42. The order was implemented by the Trump administration in March 2020 due to the outbreak of COVID-19.