DeSantis unveils an aggressive immigration and border security policy that largely mirrors Trump's - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale

  • Bias Rating

    12% Somewhat Conservative

  • Reliability

    55% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    -10% Center

  • Politician Portrayal

    32% 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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"He promised to carry out the largest domestic deportation operation on the border and boasted about completing more than 300 miles (or 480 kilometers) of wall along the southern border during his administration while promising to build even more should he win another term."
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0% Conservative
"Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis promised to end birthright citizenship, finish building the southern border wall and send U.S. forces into Mexico to combat drug cartels as part of an aggressive -- and familiar -- immigration policy proposal he laid out Monday in a Texas border city."
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-8% Liberal
"For decades, leaders from both parties have produced empty promises on border security, and now it is time to act to stop the invasion once and for all, DeSantis said in a statement."
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-10% Liberal
"DeSantis did not mention Trump by name when unveiling his new policies, but his repeated references to the unfinished border wall was seen as an indirect slap at the former president, who tried and ultimately failed to finish a border wall along the entire 1,950-mile (3,140-kilometer) U.S.-Mexico border during his four years in office."
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-34% Liberal
"Immigration was a centerpiece of Trump's 2016 and 2020 campaigns."
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28% Conservative
"Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis promised to end birthright citizenship, finish building the southern border wall and send U.S. forces into Mexico to combat drug cartels as part of an aggressive -- and familiar -- immigration policy proposal he laid out Monday in a Texas border city."
Negative
-6% Liberal
"Still, it may be difficult for DeSantis to separate himself on immigration from the many other Republicans seeking the 2024 presidential nomination -- especially Trump, who's the front-ruer."
Negative
-10% Liberal
"The sweeping immigration plan is the Florida governor's first detailed policy release as a 2024 contender and represents a long-established wish list of Republican immigration proposals that largely mirrors former President Donald Trump's policies."
Negative
-12% Liberal
"Overall, 6 in 10 adults in the U.S. disapprove of President Joe Biden's handling of immigration, according to a recent AP-NORC poll."
Negative
-12% Liberal
"DeSantis did not mention Trump by name when unveiling his new policies, but his repeated references to the unfinished border wall was seen as an indirect slap at the former president, who tried and ultimately failed to finish a border wall along the entire 1,950-mile (3,140-kilometer) U.S.-Mexico border during his four years in office."
Negative
-20% Liberal

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : He promised to carry out "the largest domestic deportation operation on the border" and boasted about completing more than 300 miles (or 480 kilometers) of wall along the southern border during his administration while promising to build even more should he win another term.
46% : Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis promised to end birthright citizenship, finish building the southern border wall and send U.S. forces into Mexico to combat drug cartels as part of an aggressive -- and familiar -- immigration policy proposal he laid out Monday in a Texas border city.
45% : "For decades, leaders from both parties have produced empty promises on border security, and now it is time to act to stop the invasion once and for all," DeSantis said in a statement.
33% :DeSantis did not mention Trump by name when unveiling his new policies, but his repeated references to the unfinished border wall was seen as an indirect slap at the former president, who tried and ultimately failed to finish a border wall along the entire 1,950-mile (3,140-kilometer) U.S.-Mexico border during his four years in office.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. 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. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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