Biden administration waives 26 federal laws to allow border wall construction in South Texas - The Jewish Voice

Oct 05, 2023 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    52% Very Conservative

  • Reliability

    75% ReliableGood

  • Policy Leaning

    58% Very Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    26% Negative

Bias Score Analysis

The A.I. bias rating includes policy and politician portrayal leanings based on the author’s tone found in the article using machine learning. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral.

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"In a statement Wednesday, CBP said the project is consistent with that 2021 proclamation."
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28% Conservative
"CBP remains committed to protecting the nation's cultural and natural resources and will implement sound environmental practices as part of the project covered by this waiver."
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26% Conservative
"Congress appropriated fiscal year 2019 funds for the construction of border barrier in the Rio Grande Valley, and DHS is required to use those funds for their appropriated purpose, the statement said."
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-2% Liberal
"It will not bolster border security in Starr County, U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar said in a statement."
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-4% Liberal
"The Clean Air Act, Safe Drinking Water Act and Endangered Species Act were some of the federal laws waived by DHS to make way for construction that will use funds from a congressional appropriation in 2019 for border wall construction."
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-14% Liberal
"Texas Governor Greg Abbott renewed those efforts after the Biden administration halted them at the start of his presidency."
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10% Conservative
"Texas Governor Greg Abbott renewed those efforts after the Biden administration halted them at the start of his presidency."
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10% Conservative
"-- The Biden administration aounced it waived 26 federal laws in South Texas to allow border wall construction on Wednesday, marking the administration's first use of a sweeping executive power employed often during the Trump presidency."
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2% Conservative
"It will not bolster border security in Starr County, U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar said in a statement."
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-2% Liberal
"There is presently an acute and immediate need to construct physical barriers and roads in the vicinity of the border of the United States in order to prevent unlawful entries into the United States in the project areas, Alejandro Mayorkas, the DHS secretary, stated in the notice."
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-6% Liberal
"During the Trump administration, about 450 miles (724 kilometers) of barriers were built along the southwest border between 2017 and January 2021."
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-10% Liberal
"The DHS decision on Wednesday contrasts the Biden administration's posturing when a proclamation to end the construction on Jan. 20, 2021, stated, building a massive wall that spans the entire southern border is not a serious policy solution."
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-22% Liberal

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

64% : "In a statement Wednesday, CBP said the project is consistent with that 2021 proclamation.
63% : "CBP remains committed to protecting the nation's cultural and natural resources and will implement sound environmental practices as part of the project covered by this waiver.
49% : "Congress appropriated fiscal year 2019 funds for the construction of border barrier in the Rio Grande Valley, and DHS is required to use those funds for their appropriated purpose," the statement said.
48% : It will not bolster border security in Starr County," U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar said in a statement.
43% : The Clean Air Act, Safe Drinking Water Act and Endangered Species Act were some of the federal laws waived by DHS to make way for construction that will use funds from a congressional appropriation in 2019 for border wall construction.

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