Citations Needed News Brief: How US Media Obscures the Violence of the Generic, Sterile-Sounding "Border Deal"
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Feb 21, 2024 Maximilian Alvarez from The Real News joins to discuss Democrats' adoption of right-wing border policies, GOP hypocrisy, impact on vulnerable communities, political strategies, and media storytelling in shaping public perceptions.
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Democrats Embrace Hard-Right Border Policy
- Democrats passed a border bill almost entirely copying the hard-right Republican approach.
- This reflects a major political shift accepting militarized and violent border policies as normal.
Militarizing Borders Fails To Stop Migration
- Militarizing and increasing violence at the border won't stop migration.
- Instead, it causes more deaths, suffering, and exploitation for migrants and workers.
Deadliest Border and Bill's Impact
- The US-Mexico border is the deadliest land border globally, with over 1300 annual deaths.
- The new bill's provisions will likely multiply this death toll due to increased enforcement violence.