Sunday, October 3, 2010

Glenn Beck: The Expert on Immigration?



In this video he gives a timeline of illegal immigration in the US.  He starts with mentioning an article written in 1890 in the L.A. Times.  To check his mention of the article, I tried googling to see if that article would show up.  The first item displayed led me right back to Glenn Beck, so I question the validity of this piece he uses.  The search certainly does not prove that he lied, but it certainly does not help his credibility, either.

Another aspect I found interesting was that he mentioned Operation Wetback.  He goes on for a few seconds about this initiative to deport illegal immigrants out of this country, but I find it quite humorous that he never mentions the Bracero Program along with this part.  The Bracero Program brought many of these deported workers into the country legally to help hold agricultural jobs.  He also fails to attribute all the negative actions that took place with these immigrant workers.  Glenn Beck only mentions the consequence of this program--Operation Wetback.

Generally, Glenn Beck took his typical one-sided approach to this history, and he could benefit picking up any book that dealt with the history of immigration.  Then he might produce more factual videos...but I have feeling he does not want to.

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