For a Week, ABC, NBC Ignore Yuma’s Migration-Caused State of Emergency

Nicholas Fondacaro | April 22, 2019
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Last Tuesday, April 16, the mayor of Yuma, Arizona declared a state of emergency as a result of the massive increase in illegal immigrants straining their resources. In the week since the declaration, Monday’s (April, 22) CBS Evening News was the only morning or evening broadcast network news program to mention it at all.

“The mayor of Yuma, Arizona, has declared a state of emergency, as the city on the border struggles to handle a flood of migrants. Yuma is now asking for state and federal help,” announced anchor Jeff Glor.

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