Why are so many elected Republican leaders suddenly -- and falsely -- blaming border migrants for fueling the new Covid crisis? @AliciaMenendez breaks down the fraught history of a nativist narrative:

Aug 5, 2021 · 11:46 PM UTC

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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @AliciaMenendez
mmmmm ... dunno
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It’s Nazi scapegoating&in this case Fascist projection. Illegal immigrants are not the cause of this surge of COVID the boneheaded Go On Prevaricate are!🛑the #Pandemicide #ResignDeathSantis #FireTrdYoho #FascistFloriduh #RonDeFascist #CancelMattHaetz #CutTickScott #RetireeRubio
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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @soledadobrien @AliciaMenendez
Don't want to accept responsibility for doing it themselves Blame "others" you hate Create more fear.
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Man, if only there was a short word we could use for when people intentionally spread falsehoods and/or misinformation.
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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @soledadobrien @AliciaMenendez
The reason their followers are dying in droves is their leaders told them COVID was no big deal, not to mask, not to get the vaccine. So they have to blame someone. It's either the immigrants, or the blacks, or da jooos. Take your pick. It's really not that complicated.
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Pretty sure that’s the racism.
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Excellent segment, very well done. I always wonder why people forget about the racist intentions of the El Paso shooting and it’s connections to Right Wing racist rhetoric against immigrants. It’s only getting worst and more mainstream. More people need to be calling this out.
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BTW, GOP lost its mind 5-years ago!
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They aren’t “falsely” blaming the illegal aliens.... ITS A FACT!!!!
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@CBP neither tests or detains illegal aliens.Covid positive illegal aliens are free to roam. Catholic Charities have no authority over illegal aliens. FB video of @CBP chasing Covid positive migrants who were leaving the Covid shelters. @CBP stated they’ve surrendered the border.