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First, the liberal media refused the admit there was a crisis on the U.S.-Mexico border. Then, they said there was and it was all President Trump’s fault. Now, according to Tuesday’s CBS Evening News, they’re back to claiming the Department of Homeland Security was not overwhelmed by a massive influx of illegal immigrants.
“President Trump announced new proposals to easies what he says is an overwhelmed immigration system. This includes charging those who seek asylum an application fee,” announced anchor Jeff Glor with a disapproving tone as he came back from a commercial break.
Shortly after Glor handed the report off, correspondent Mireya Villarreal lied about the reality on the border. “Last month, border agents say more than 100,000 people crossed into the country, some illegally,” she falsely claimed. As CBS had previously reported at the start of April, it was actually 100,000 arrests (not just people crossing), which meant they were entering the U.S. illegally.
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