With the outbreak of war in the Middle East, rightwing hysteria over the U.S.-Mexico border has turned from inciting anger at migrants to stoking fear of terrorists.
“Officials apprehend two Lebanese nationals at southern border,” Fox News announced on October 13, less than a week after the attacks in Israel. The fact that the men had been detained and were being investigated as “special interest aliens” did not reassure the channel’s commentators.
“We are so stupid and so vulnerable right now,” The Five co-host Pete Hegseth said , joining a chorus of conservatives calling to shut down the border to prevent […]
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