One-Sided Take on Sanctuary Cities’ Controversy on Telemundo, Univision

MRC Latino | July 8, 2015
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Following last week’s murder of Kate Steinle at the hands of an unauthorized immigrant in San Francisco, the principal evening newscasts of the nation’s top two Spanish-language networks, Univision and Telemundo, acknowledged the controversy over so-called “sanctuary cities.” However, on July 7th both networks provided one-sided reports that only featured supporters of the controversial policy that made it possible for Francisco López-Sánchez, a seven-time convicted felon and five-time deportee, to kill Steinle.