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BigmanPigman

(51,594 posts)
Wed Aug 22, 2018, 05:25 PM Aug 2018

CNN is really pushing a story about a murderer who is "an undocumented immigrant".

Since when do they tell someone's immigration status for a crime. Are they sucking up to the moron's agenda of claiming all the illegal immigrants from shit hole countries are "rapists and murderers"? I don't recall someone's immigration status as being an issue in news reports on CNN in the past. Maybe my memory is not sharp as it once was.

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Cirque du So-What

(25,939 posts)
2. If it's the same one that has engendered 100 threads here today
Wed Aug 22, 2018, 05:29 PM
Aug 2018

the alleged murderer *is* documented and he worked for a big Iowa repug poobah's farm.

underpants

(182,818 posts)
6. Yep. He was E-Verfied and the farm owner is a prominent Iowa Republican
Wed Aug 22, 2018, 05:47 PM
Aug 2018

I doubt that the e-verify will get much coverage at this point and the deplorables will never hear about it.

stopbush

(24,396 posts)
8. The farm where he worked has now retracted their statement.
Wed Aug 22, 2018, 06:01 PM
Aug 2018

Apparently, they don’t use the everify system.

Nanjeanne

(4,960 posts)
5. Waiting for CNN and every news outlet to identify murderers by their legal status cause
Wed Aug 22, 2018, 05:45 PM
Aug 2018

I don’t remember seeing, Chris Watts, US citizen murdered his family or 2 Nashville men, both US citizens arrested yesterday for murder, or Dallas father, US citizen, charged with murdering his 18month old son - if They are reported at all.

 

MadDAsHell

(2,067 posts)
7. My guess is we're close to some class action against the federal government.
Wed Aug 22, 2018, 05:49 PM
Aug 2018

Whether immigration status ultimately matters or not, I’m surprised we haven’t seen a massive lawsuit for “negligent immigration practices” or something like that when there are cases where someone is indeed undocumented and commits a murder. Couldn’t someone make an argument that their pain and suffering from the loss is directly due to inaction by the federal government?

JCMach1

(27,559 posts)
9. Why is this even national news??? How many murders have happened around the country during this time
Wed Aug 22, 2018, 06:04 PM
Aug 2018

frame???

Too many to count...

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