DOJ Asks Supreme Court to Block Texas Law That Lets Cops Arrest Migrants

  • Bias Rating

    -10% Center

  • Reliability

    30% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    -10% Center

  • Politician Portrayal

    58% 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.

Sentiments

Overall Sentiment

7% Positive

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"It went on to argue that the law would have significant and immediate adverse effects on the country's relationship with Mexico and create chaos in enforcing federal immigration laws in Texas."
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32% Conservative
"Several Republican governors have backed Abbott's efforts, saying the federal government is not doing enough to enforce existing immigration laws."
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0% Conservative
"Several Republican governors have backed Abbott's efforts, saying the federal government is not doing enough to enforce existing immigration laws."
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-16% Liberal
"The emergency request came after a federal appeals court over the weekend stayed U.S. District Judge David Ezra's sweeping rejection of the law signed by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, who for months has unveiled a series of escalating measures on the border that have tested the boundaries of how far a state can go keep migrants from entering the country."
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-18% Liberal
"Some of Abbott's attempts to impede illegal border crossings have included a floating barrier in the Rio Grande -- which Ezra previously blocked and is part of an ongoing legal battle -- and placing razor wire along the state's boundary with Mexico."
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-32% Liberal

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

66% : "It went on to argue that the law would have "significant and immediate adverse effects" on the country's relationship with Mexico and "create chaos" in enforcing federal immigration laws in Texas.
50% : Several Republican governors have backed Abbott's efforts, saying the federal government is not doing enough to enforce existing immigration laws.

*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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