Mexico’s president says that about 10,000 migrants per day are heading to the U.S. border, and he blames U.S. economic sanctions on countries like Cuba and Venezuela for the influx.
That’s kind of a weird line to include in an allegedly “straight news” article, since tons of other experts also seem to point to the sanctions as a big factor.
Along with what other users have said, as long as the experts they spoke to said that, they are being accurate in their reporting. Just because the experts they spoke to said it, doesn’t mean it’s true.
If they just say “experts,” it gives the impression that there is a broad consensus in the field, which I’m not sure is the case here (cmv, I guess).
If they just included that line after talking to like two people, that feels like a downgrade in quality from what I’d expect from AP.
Yeah, it’s a counterfactual so it’s hard for anyone to say with certainty when there are so many factors at play. That was sort of my point though, since the statement in OP’s article implies that Obrador is categorically wrong here.
I wouldn’t say it is a massive factor. It would likely help Cuba quite a bit. But Venezuela is an economic nightmare. Those two are also not the main source of immigration; central American nations are.
That’s kind of a weird line to include in an allegedly “straight news” article, since tons of other experts also seem to point to the sanctions as a big factor.
Example, [here].(https://globalaffairs.org/commentary-and-analysis/blogs/lifting-sanctions-could-reduce-pressure-us-border)
Along with what other users have said, as long as the experts they spoke to said that, they are being accurate in their reporting. Just because the experts they spoke to said it, doesn’t mean it’s true.
If they just say “experts,” it gives the impression that there is a broad consensus in the field, which I’m not sure is the case here (cmv, I guess). If they just included that line after talking to like two people, that feels like a downgrade in quality from what I’d expect from AP.
I’m not going to attempt to change your view, because I agree with it. I just like to explore the other side of the coin sometimes.
The sanctions can be a “big factor” and it can also “largely” be the cause of mismanagement. These are not incompatible.
“Could” is doing a lot of heavy lifting in that whole article.
Yeah, it’s a counterfactual so it’s hard for anyone to say with certainty when there are so many factors at play. That was sort of my point though, since the statement in OP’s article implies that Obrador is categorically wrong here.
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I wouldn’t say it is a massive factor. It would likely help Cuba quite a bit. But Venezuela is an economic nightmare. Those two are also not the main source of immigration; central American nations are.
There is a reaaon they are sanctioned. Nice try krembot.
We should have dropped sanctions on Cuba once Fidel was out of the picture. There is very little reason to keep them going now.
Yes, there is. It’s called the Red Scare.