The San Diego Union-Tribune Article RatingFlorida's new DeSantis-backed laws address immigration, guns and more
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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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| "The new employer penalties are a chance for DeSantis to show he doesn't just talk tough on illegal immigration, but he's put in place what some critics say the harshest state law in the country." | Positive | 34% Conservative |
| "But that doesn't mean all Republicans are supporting it, eitherIndependently-elected Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson, a Republican, said illegal immigration is a federal problem." | Positive | 34% Conservative |
| "I think the Legislature's work to tackle illegal immigration is necessary, whether or not it is effective is yet to be seen." | Positive | 32% Conservative |
| "DeSantis has taken a hard line on illegal immigration as he campaigns, saying he'll finish the Mexican border wall his one-time supporter, Donald Trump, promised to build." | Positive | 8% Conservative |
| "A new law applies to properties within 10 miles (16 kilometers) of military installations and other critical infrastructure and also affects citizens of Cuba, Venezuela, Syria, Iran, Russia, and North Korea." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "DeSantis will also be able to tout expanded gun rights under a new law that allows anyone legally able to own a gun to carry it concealed in public without a permit." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "The governor's office blames the Biden administration for what it says is a crisis at the southern border." | Negative | -56% Liberal |
| "DeSantis has taken a hard line on illegal immigration as he campaigns, saying he'll finish the Mexican border wall his one-time supporter, Donald Trump, promised to build." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| "Employers who hire immigrants in the country illegally will face tough punishments and gun owners will have more freedoms when more than 200 new Florida laws take effect Saturday, many of which Gov. Ron DeSantis will highlight as he seeks the Republican presidential nomination." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "DeSantis has largely echoed the border policy of Trump, whose endorsement propelled DeSantis to the governor's office in 2018." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "DeSantis defended the law using his campaign Twitter account, saying President Joe Biden and Attorney General Merrick Garland are siding with the Chinese Communist Party." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "The governor's office blames the Biden administration for what it says is a crisis at the southern border." | Negative | -34% Liberal |
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
67% : The new employer penalties are a chance for DeSantis to show he doesn't just talk tough on illegal immigration, but he's put in place what some critics say the harshest state law in the country.67% : But that doesn't mean all Republicans are supporting it, eitherIndependently-elected Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson, a Republican, said illegal immigration is a federal problem.
66% : "I think the Legislature's work to tackle illegal immigration is necessary, whether or not it is effective is yet to be seen."
54% :DeSantis has taken a hard line on illegal immigration as he campaigns, saying he'll finish the Mexican border wall his one-time supporter, Donald Trump, promised to build.
49% : A new law applies to properties within 10 miles (16 kilometers) of military installations and other "critical infrastructure" and also affects citizens of Cuba, Venezuela, Syria, Iran, Russia, and North Korea.
47% :DeSantis will also be able to tout expanded gun rights under a new law that allows anyone legally able to own a gun to carry it concealed in public without a permit.
22% : The governor's office blames the Biden administration for what it says is a crisis at the southern border.
*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.