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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Subject: Re: Ain't That The Truth
Date: 05/20/23 11:20 AM
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bighairymike: I knew is was a video before Title 42 expiration but did not know the exact date.

Okay. I asked because a House Republican tweeted that video this week as evidence that there was a surge of migrants following the termination of Title 42. In fact, that video from March was of a group of Nicaraguans who were misled by disinformation that the border was temporarily opened, allowing open access to the U.S.

In the days after Title 42 ceased, border crossings actually dropped about 50 percent.

Republicans were certain that there would be a surge after Title 42 ended but when the surge failed to materialize, they pretended it happened anyway. And that's why that video is circulating again.

My point: even if you see something with your own eyes, it's easy to be manipulated unless you have accurate context. You saw migrants swarming the bridge in a rush to (perhaps illegally) cross the border. They weren't. They were rushing, yes, but to a legal point of entry. When they were stopped and learned they had received disinformation about the border being open, they turned around and went back.

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