Accidental Journalism: Univision Notices Influx Of Chinese Migrants

Univision’s reputation, historically, has been that of a network fueled primarily but uncontrolled immigration. But what happens when some of the beneficiaries of Biden’s uncontrolled border aren’t able to tune in? Things get very interesting. Watch as correspondent Danay Rivero profiles three of the many thousands of Chinese migrants that have entered into the United States during the ongoing border crisis.

On its face, the report looks like any other Univision report on illegal immigrants coming across the border, but things are very different when you take a deeper look. For starters, the graphics shown in this item's thumbnail image refer to "illegal immigration" from China. Univision NEVER uses that (accurate) language to refer to people here in the country illegally. Additionally, you don’t have the same kind of victim storytelling that you get with someone who speaks Spanish. There is no eliciting a supplication to Joe Biden, or to mean Congressional Republicans in this case. There are only facts presented to the audience for them to weigh for themselves.

In the case of the first migrant, there is no in-depth discussion of how the ChiComs persecute persons of faith, or of the horrors done to the Uighurs. In the case of the second migrant, there is the astounding quote. Univision is very careful about what kinds of quotes make it on-air with Latin American immigrants. And yet, somehow, the Chinese migrant’s unsettling mention of “an army of migrants coming” made it on the air. Very disturbing stuff, and shocking to find on Univision.

Finally, there’s the trucker that ended up in Los Angeles, and already has a work permit, driver’s license and a social security number after a year in the United States. And it’s worth repeating that these are not things you normally hear on Univision. Rivero closes out the report with an interesting bit of data: twice as many illegal Chinese migrants entered into the United States last year than did in the preceding ten years. Thus, Univision inadvertently shows their viewers the scope and scale of the ongoing border crisis. Accidental journalism from a network heavily invested in a loose border.

NewsBusters: ACCIDENTAL JOURNALISM: Univision Notices Influx Of Chinese Migrants
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