Immigrants Drive More Safely Overall; Republicans Exploit One Tragedy to Vilify Millions
Scapegoating & moral-panic mobilization
A grieving father’s testimony is amplified to suggest undocumented drivers uniquely endanger Americans, but transportation statistics do not support that claim. The anguish is weaponized to blame an entire population for a single tragedy, fueling anti-immigrant hostility rather than serious roadway-safety reforms.
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A grieving father’s testimony is amplified to suggest undocumented drivers uniquely endanger Americans, but transportation statistics do not support that claim. The anguish is weaponized to blame an entire population for a single tragedy, fueling anti-immigrant hostility rather than serious roadway-safety reforms.
WOW : BRAVE Father of Girl Disabled by Illegal - Truck Driver Hits Dems With Unexpected Honesty ( Watch )
They're not sorry. They are on record saying the people they "care about the most" are illegals.
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WOW : BRAVE Father of Girl Disabled by Illegal - Truck Driver Hits Dems With Unexpected Honesty ( Watch )
I reject your sympathy : Father of child badly injured by illegal trucker slams Democrats at House hearing – World Tribune : U . S . Politics and Culture , Geostrategy , China , North Korea , Corporate Watch , Media Watch
‘I Reject Your Sympathy’: Father Confronts Democrats After Illegal Immigrant Truck Crash Disabled Daughter. Father confronts Democrat lawmakers in Congress after daughter’s disability from crash involving illegal immigrant truck
Dad of girl left permanently disabled in crash with illegal immigrant rips Dems : I reject your sympathy
Is there no tragedy you will not exploit to further your anti-immigrant agenda? Is this what your church teaches? I’d just like to see you recognize that bad acts do not all result from immigration status…
There are over 6 million fatalities from commercial vehicle incidents annually per the NHTSA. Way to tokenize this one instance and using this family as bad propaganda for stupid and redundant policy.
A father's grief and a child's safety don't belong to a political party. Keeping kids safe on our roads isn’t a debate about left or right—it’s about right and wrong.
Is there no tragedy you will not exploit to further your anti-immigrant agenda? Is this what your church teaches? I’d just like to see you recognize that bad acts do not all result from immigration status…
They're not sorry. They are on record saying the people they "care about the most" are illegals.