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Univision Anchorman Rails Against 'Useless Wall'
NewsBusters.org ^ | February 12, 2017 | Jorge Bonilla

Posted on 02/12/2017 11:49:23 AM PST by Kaslin

Immigration grievance is going to be a large component of Univision's news programming going forward, as we see on the edition of Al Punto that aired last January 29th. Host Jorge Ramos and Trump Hispanic Advisory Panel member José Fuentes Agostini, who is also the former Attorney General of Puerto Rico, went back and forth over Trump, the promised wall, and immigration policy overall.

Here are two key exchanges that pretty much sum up the entire segment. In the first segment, Ramos rails against the futility of the wall itself, deeming it to be 'useless'. Fuentes countered by noting that Senators Obama, Clinton, and Biden ALL voted for the Secure Border Act of 2006, which calls for fencing as well as other means of securing the border.

Univision Anchorman Rails Against 'Useless' Wall

JORGE RAMOS, HOST, AL PUNTO: So why build a useless wall? If Trump is so intelligent and such a good businessman like he says he is, why build something that isn’t going to work?

JOSE FUENTES-AGOSTINI, ADVISOR TO PRESIDENT TRUMP: Well look Jorge, we differ on whether it is going to work or not. You would note that Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and Vice President Joe Biden - the three of them – in 2006 voted to build that wall. So it is very hypocritical of them to now say the wall should not be built. The people obviously understand that the wall will work. You would note that Mexico, Mexico, is doing the same thing in Guatemala. They are not building a physical wall, but they certainly have a barrier that they have built.

Fuentes dispenses with much of the hypocrisy surrounding the immigration debate by pointing out both the Democrat votes for the current border law, and Mexico's efforts along its own southern border. Furthermore, we are reminded that Ramos opposes ANY serious effort to curb illegal immigration. Recall that back in December, Ramos came out against deportation of aliens with a record of criminal offenses.

The second clip shows Ramos and Fuentes relitigating Trump's announcement speech- the basis for much of Ramos' grievance-mongering:

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JORGE RAMOS, HOST, AL PUNTO: But most immigrants in this country, and you are well aware of it, are not criminals nor rapists, as many have wanted to portray. I want to raise another point with you. The policy…

JOSE FUENTES-AGOSTINI, ADVISOR TO PRESIDENT TRUMP: And that is how Mr. Trump has said it. And that is how Mr. Trump has said it. He is very clear about that.

JORGE RAMOS, HOST, AL PUNTO: Well, not necessarily. On June 16, 2015 he said that Mexican immigrants were drug traffickers, criminals and rapists, and that is an absolute lie. And so now President Donald Trump said something that wasn’t true.

JOSE FUENTES-AGOSTINI, ADVISOR TO PRESIDENT TRUMP: Jorge, we have had that conversation.

JORGE RAMOS, HOST, AL PUNTO: I know.

JOSE FUENTES-AGOSTINI, ADVISOR TO PRESIDENT TRUMP: You and I have had that conversation before. We have discussed before…

JORGE RAMOS, HOST, AL PUNTO: Agreed.

JOSE FUENTES-AGOSTINI, ADVISOR TO PRESIDENT TRUMP: …all your many viewers and it is clear that he clarified what he wanted to say with that.

Expect Ramos to insist on pushing these points going forward, despite the fact that Fuentes got him to concede that the horse was both dead and well-beaten.

This pretty much sums up Al Punto and Univision News in the Age of Trump.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; Mexico
KEYWORDS: corpliberalism; immigration; jorgaaramos; journalisticissues; mrclatino; presidenttrump; univision
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To: Kaslin

Every Mexican “immigrant” and every central American “immigrant” (Mexico allowed transit) who snuck across our southwestern border is a criminal. That’s not an opinion. It’s a categorical fact.

`Castilian’ Mexican are sharting because once their peons are returned, after seeing how things are in Mexico and how they could be—they will find guns and start a revolucion.
And guess who gets stood against walls?

Mexico is going to get the real scum back first. Eventually we will have troops on the border to keep it from spilling over here. But it’s long overdue.


21 posted on 02/12/2017 12:54:28 PM PST by tumblindice (America's founding fathers, all armed conservatives)
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To: Kaslin
Univision Anchorman Rails Against 'Useless Wall'

Wait until it's finished, pendejo!

22 posted on 02/12/2017 12:56:15 PM PST by publius911 (I SUPPORT MY PRESIDENT!!!)
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To: Kaslin
"He railed against Useless wall" = He knows and fears that it will work.
23 posted on 02/12/2017 1:04:55 PM PST by luvbach1 (I hope Trump runs roughshod over the inevitable obstuctionists, Dems, progs, libs, or RINOs!)
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To: Kaslin

OK Jorge,the wall won’t work.Time to go to plan B which involves deep minefields and lots of sniper fire.


24 posted on 02/12/2017 1:30:19 PM PST by Farmer Dean (168 grains of instant conflict resolution)
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To: Kaslin

http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/jorge-ramos-house/

Link above to pic of Jorge Ramos’house. Don’t know if his WALL AROUND THE PROPERTY is visible, but I have seen it in other photos.


25 posted on 02/12/2017 1:42:43 PM PST by SoFloFreeper
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To: Kaslin

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If the wall is “useless,” what is he worried about?

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26 posted on 02/12/2017 1:46:38 PM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: Hotlanta Mike

Logic isn’t the left’s strong suit.


27 posted on 02/12/2017 2:08:05 PM PST by Hugin (Conservatism without Nationalism is a fraud.)
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To: Kaslin

If Ramos is against it, I’m for it.


28 posted on 02/12/2017 7:40:50 PM PST by onedoug
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To: Kaslin

Trying to watch Raymond reruns on TV Land, they have ads for that CS Jorge Lopez aka the Kidney Thief saying, “I’m all for the wall as long as it doesn’t collapse the tunnels under it.”


29 posted on 02/12/2017 7:46:25 PM PST by Rastus
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To: Kaslin
Univision Anchorman Rails Against 'Useless Wall'

It's so useless we'll spend HOURS talking about it!

30 posted on 02/13/2017 4:00:12 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: RC one
The 'river' is only in Texas...


31 posted on 02/13/2017 4:02:27 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Kaslin

What’s a Hipanic advisory committee?


32 posted on 02/13/2017 4:04:57 AM PST by Altura Ct.
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To: Kaslin

What’s a Hipanic advisory committee?


33 posted on 02/13/2017 4:05:50 AM PST by Altura Ct.
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To: SoFloFreeper

I see the farm fence; but that’ll keep no one OUT; just critters IN.

Looks like it was built 2007-2008.

Seems to have a bit of trouble with the pool in back of house


34 posted on 02/13/2017 4:18:07 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Elsie

what’s your point?


35 posted on 02/13/2017 4:36:05 AM PST by RC one (The 2nd Amendment is a doomsday provision, one designed for those exceptionally rare circumstances)
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To: Kaslin

Hey Whore-gay...Ask Israel if walls work. But I don’t think you will like their answer.


36 posted on 02/13/2017 4:39:55 AM PST by Fresh Wind (Hillary: Go to jail. Go directly to jail. Do not pass GO. Do not collect 2 billion dollars.)
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