Univision’s reputation, historically, has been that of a network fueled primarily but uncontrolled immigration. But what happens when some of the beneficiaries of Biden’s uncontrolled border aren’t able to tune in? Things get very interesting.
Watch as correspondent Danay Rivero profiles three of the many thousands of Chinese migrants that have entered into the United States during the ongoing border crisis:
DANAY RIVERO: In Ye Chenxiang's case, he seeks dignity for his wife and two children. He says the Chinese government's laws against the faith motivated him to leave.
YE CHENXIANG: Arriving in the United States has been like receiving a soft, warm embrace.
RIVERO: And although some have already achieved the goal, touching American soil, they are followed by their worries. Like Zheng Shiquing, 28, who is very worried about finding a job.
ZHENG SHIQUING: There is an army of migrants coming and it will be very difficult to get a job.
RIVERO: To reach the land of freedom, Wang Qun, who has been here for a year, had to fly from China to Ecuador. He then ventured by motorcycle, bus, and even a boat to reach the border of Mexico and the United States, and finally settled in Los Angeles. There, he hopes to legalize his immigration status. He says it's part of an overwhelming backlog of asylum cases. Even so, he builds a life here.
WANG QUN: I have a work permit, driver's license, and social security number.
On its face, the report looks like any other Univision report on illegal immigrants coming across the border, but things are very different when you take a deeper look. For starters, the graphics shown in this item's thumbnail image refer to "illegal immigration" from China. Univision NEVER uses that (accurate) language to refer to people here in the country illegally. Additionally, you don’t have the same kind of victim storytelling that you get with someone who speaks Spanish. There is no eliciting a supplication to Joe Biden, or to mean Congressional Republicans in this case. There are only facts presented to the audience for them to weigh for themselves.
In the case of the first migrant, there is no in-depth discussion of how the ChiComs persecute persons of faith, or of the horrors done to the Uighurs.
In the case of the second migrant, there is the astounding quote. Univision is very careful about what kinds of quotes make it on-air with Latin American immigrants. And yet, somehow, the Chinese migrant’s unsettling mention of “an army of migrants coming” made it on the air. Very disturbing stuff, and shocking to find on Univision.
Finally, there’s the trucker that ended up in Los Angeles, and already has a work permit, driver’s license and a social security number after a year in the United States. And it’s worth repeating that these are not things you normally hear on Univision.
Rivero closes out the report with an interesting bit of data: twice as many illegal Chinese migrants entered into the United States last year than did in the preceding ten years. Thus, Univision inadvertently shows their viewers the scope and scale of the ongoing border crisis.
Accidental journalism from a network heavily invested in a loose border.
Click “expand” to view the full transcript of the aforementioned report as aired on Noticiero Univision on Sunday, January 21st, 2024:
FELIX DE BEDOUT: And continuing with the issue (of immigration), according to official data since the beginning of the Biden administration, almost 4,000,000 migrants have crossed the border irregularly. And although it is thought that the majority are Hispanic, the truth is that they come from countries around the world. And an unusual increase in Chinese migrants has drawn attention, as Danay Rivero tells us.
DANAY RIVERO: Latinos are no longer the only ones who undertake a difficult journey to achieve the American dream. The demographics of immigrants now arriving across the United States border have changed drastically. There are thousands of Chinese who arrive with a purpose. Freedom, so they say through a translator. When the immigration agents arrive, they handcuff them and then put them on these buses to later be processed. The next thing is where they are going and who receives them to help them. These stairs lead to the basement, where dozens of them are housed in a home in New York. This community leader explains that some have been in the country for two or three months and that they move from other states looking for job opportunities and a roof over their heads with their fellow countrymen. Christians, Buddhists and Muslims coexist under the same roof. In Ye Chenxiang's case, he seeks dignity for his wife and two children. He says the Chinese government's laws against the faith motivated him to leave.
YE CHENXIANG: Arriving in the United States has been like receiving a soft, warm embrace.
RIVERO: And although some have already achieved the goal, touching American soil, they are followed by their worries. Like Zheng Shiquing, 28, who is very worried about finding a job.
ZHENG SHIQUING: There is an army of migrants coming and it will be very difficult to get a job.
RIVERO: To reach the land of freedom, Wang Qun, who has been here for a year, had to fly from China to Ecuador. He then ventured by motorcycle, bus, and even a boat to reach the border of Mexico and the United States, and finally settled in Los Angeles. There, he hopes to legalize his immigration status. He says it's part of an overwhelming backlog of asylum cases. Even so, he builds a life here.
WANG QUN: I have a work permit, driver's license, and social security number.
RIVERO: While he fulfills his dream as a truck driver, others are on the road waiting to cross the border. In the last year alone, more than 31,000 Chinese immigrants entered the United States illegally. A number that doubles the number of those who arrived in the country during the last 10 years. Back to you.
DE BEDOUT: Thank you, Danay.
