The article Trump declares ‘country is full’ in Fox News interview, says US can no longer accept illegal immigrants by Lukas Mikelionis was posted on Fox News. The article discusses the U.S immigration system and its ability to allow asylum seekers. The article recounts Trumps visit to the border area of California. When asked by Fox New’s Griff Jenkins about the second generation of DACA forming, President Trump stated, “No, we’re witnessing people that are going to be brought out of the country, the country is full.”
The presidents of Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador offered to have a summit with President Trump, but he declined. The article discusses how Customs and Boarder Protection is “on track to apprehend almost 1 million illegal immigrants at the boarder this year.”
One issue that I noticed with the article is the use of the term “immigrants” opposed to asylum seekers. The article also reinforces that the asylum seekers are “illegal immigrants” five times throughout the text. In addition, the article mostly quotes Presidents Trumps speech and does not provide outside facts to support his ideas. This article does seem to be biased, as Fox new usually is. However, it involves a different bias than CNN, as Fox News is known to have a conservative bias.
Mikelionis, Lukas. “Trump Declares ‘Country Is Full’ in Fox News Interview, Says US Can No Longer Accept Illegal Immigrants.” Fox News, FOX News Network, 6 Apr. 2019, www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-declares-the-country-full-in-fox-news-interview-says-american-can-no-longer-accept-illegal-immigrants.