Fox News Owner Rupert Murdoch Says Media Should Be Used To Push For Legalizing Undocumented Immigrants
This morning, on Fox & Friends, anchor Steve Doocy interviewed Fox News Channel owner Rupert Murdoch and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on immigration. In the interview, Murdoch and Bloomberg advocated for a path to legalization for undocumented immigrants by making the case that immigrants create, not take away, jobs for Americans. Murdoch stated that the media needs to be used to “keep the pressure on” lawmakers to enact immigration reform:
DOOCY: The country is so gridlocked around this. What can business do that Washington, DC has not been effective in doing so far?
MURDOCH: Well you just gotta keep the pressure on the congressmen. You gotta do it on the press and on the television. It’s a political thing. They gotta fess up to it. […] You gotta recognize that there are millions of bright and intelligent people around the world — whether they are in China or in Hungary or in Germany or something — who want to come to America and live the American Dream.
DOOCY: Right, but they can’t. […] This is a political hot potato. How do get past the partisanship that is out there and is so biting for a while?
MURDOCH: I think we can show to the public the benefit of having migrants and the jobs that go with them.
Watch it:
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Murdoch and Bloomberg’s efforts are part of a new initiative called the Partnership for a New American Economy — a coalition of chief executives of several major corporations, including Hewlett-Packard, Boeing, Disney and News Corp who are pushing for immigration reform that includes a path to legalization. In the group’s press release, Murdoch stated, “Immigrants have made America great as the world leader in business, science, higher education and innovation. As an immigrant myself, I believe that this country can and must enact new immigration policies that fulfill our employment needs, provide a careful pathway to legal status for undocumented residents, and end illegal immigration.” Murdoch is an immigrant from Australia.
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There’s a lot more to this article at the source, but I chose to focus on Murdoch’s comments and on the Partnership for a New American Economy. For all the political talk of sealing the borders and deporting people, the reality is much more complicated than that.