NBC Chicago Article RatingTexas law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants blocked by federal judge
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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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| "Other GOP governors have expressed support for Abbott, who has said the federal government is not doing enough to enforce immigration laws." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "Ezra wrote in his decision that allowing Texas to permanently supersede federal directives due to an invasion would amount to nullification of federal law and authority -- a notion that is antithetical to the Constitution and has been unequivocally rejected by federal courts since the Civil War." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "The preliminary injunction granted by U.S. District Judge David Ezra pauses a law that was set to take effect March 5 and came as President Joe Biden and his likely Republican challenger in November, Donald Trump, were visiting Texas' southern border to discuss immigration." | Negative | -36% Liberal |
| "Other GOP governors have expressed support for Abbott, who has said the federal government is not doing enough to enforce immigration laws." | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "Tensions have remained high between Texas and the Biden administration this year over who can patrol the border and how." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "Ezra, who was appointed by former President Ronald Reagan, said he feared the United States could become a confederation of states enforcing their own immigration laws." | Negative | -22% Liberal |
| "The lawsuit is among several legal battles between Texas and Biden's administration over how far the state can go to try to prevent migrants from crossing the border." | Negative | -26% Liberal |
| "The preliminary injunction granted by U.S. District Judge David Ezra pauses a law that was set to take effect March 5 and came as President Joe Biden and his likely Republican challenger in November, Donald Trump, were visiting Texas' southern border to discuss immigration." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "The preliminary injunction granted by U.S. District Judge David Ezra pauses a law that was set to take effect March 5 and came as President Joe Biden and his likely Republican challenger in November, Donald Trump, were visiting Texas' southern border to discuss immigration." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "He also said he was somewhat sympathetic to the concerns expressed by Abbott and other state officials about the large number of illegal crossings." | Negative | -38% Liberal |
| "The decision marks a victory to the Biden administration in its feud with Republican Gov. Greg Abbott over immigration enforcementA federal judge on Thursday blocked a new Texas law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the U.S., dealing a victory to the Biden administration in its feud with Republican Gov. Greg Abbott over immigration enforcement." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "The decision marks a victory to the Biden administration in its feud with Republican Gov. Greg Abbott over immigration enforcementA federal judge on Thursday blocked a new Texas law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the U.S., dealing a victory to the Biden administration in its feud with Republican Gov. Greg Abbott over immigration enforcement." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "The decision marks a victory to the Biden administration in its feud with Republican Gov. Greg Abbott over immigration enforcementA federal judge on Thursday blocked a new Texas law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the U.S., dealing a victory to the Biden administration in its feud with Republican Gov. Greg Abbott over immigration enforcement." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "The decision marks a victory to the Biden administration in its feud with Republican Gov. Greg Abbott over immigration enforcementA federal judge on Thursday blocked a new Texas law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the U.S., dealing a victory to the Biden administration in its feud with Republican Gov. Greg Abbott over immigration enforcement." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
52% : Other GOP governors have expressed support for Abbott, who has said the federal government is not doing enough to enforce immigration laws.42% : Ezra wrote in his decision that allowing Texas to "permanently supersede federal directives" due to an invasion would "amount to nullification of federal law and authority -- a notion that is antithetical to the Constitution and has been unequivocally rejected by federal courts since the Civil War.
32% : The preliminary injunction granted by U.S. District Judge David Ezra pauses a law that was set to take effect March 5 and came as President Joe Biden and his likely Republican challenger in November, Donald Trump, were visiting Texas' southern border to discuss immigration.
*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.