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The only reason for shit reporting like this is to stoke the right wing racist hate machine. Just about every inbred Fox watching ignoramus has no clue "that undocumented immigrants had substantially lower crime rates than native-born citizens and legal immigrants across a range of felony offenses." <- Study with Texas data
But it IS in fact news right? Is it still not worth reporting? I mean, these people really were arrested, should we just not care? I mean, I like to consider myself independent and neutral in politics (although I do lean more Right, I am registered as independent) but even I think this is news worth knowing. Here's a direct link to the incident:
"Migrants with criminal convictions encountered by El Paso Sector agents include aggravated felons such as sex offenders, child predators and drug traffickers. Additional offenses include illegal possession of firearms, assault, domestic violence, and burglary. Some of the migrants encountered have gang or Mexican Drug Cartel affiliations."
https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-release/migrants-criminal-backgrounds-arrested-after-illegal-entry-united
It's not news that you take a group of people, there are going to be a subset of who are criminals. Migrants, according to data, are better neighbors and citizens. But Fox selectively culls it's reports to enforce right wing hysteria. If Fox reporting were being honest, in spirit if not letter, it would also make sure that it's viewers knew that these immigrants, as a group, are more trustworthy and honest than the viewer's neighbors.