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Republicans Exploit Laken Riley’s Murder to Scapegoat Sanctuary Cities and Immigrants
Scapegoating & moral-panic mobilization
Government talking point
Officials repeatedly tie a tragic homicide to New York’s sanctuary policies, implying such ordinances caused the crime. The posts individualize a complex case to demonize immigrant-friendly policies and by extension undocumented communities, a classic fear-mobilization tactic.
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