The bias in this article is clear from the headline and the lead.
The headline says “costing”, but the lead paragraph says “could cost”. This is pathetic. If I was the editor, I’d fire the headline writer for not reading the copy correctly. I’d fire the writer even faster if he/she wrote the headline.
There are no facts here. There is only conjecture from a academic who has suspect motives. To call this news is stretching the point beyond recognition, but since that’s what Libs do, I am not surprised.
I would be even less surprised if the economic benefits end up outweighing the costs. Less crime, less drain on public resources, an influx of citizens and legal residents looking for work... Hell, they’ll probably save a few million a year just on graffiti removal.
I would suspect that "The Birmingham News" and its sister paper, "The Birmingham Post-Herald," are just as liberal as any other city newspaper. That would explain the bias.