I believe there must be an arguable basis in law for this claim, even if it's not likely to win. Under the Times v Sullivan standard for defamation of public figures ("actual malice"), the defendant must have either "known the statement was false or recklessly disregarded whether it might be false."
Pundits and journalists, in particular, need to grapple more seriously with the fact that the empirical reality of crime levels and the *perception* of crime-associated threat are two entirely separate things. It’s true for many public policy issues, but most pronounced here. 1/
Data shows that immigrants keep America running. Immigrants are just 14% of the population but: - pay $580B in taxes/year - are 16% of nurses and 28% of health aides - are 25% of ag workers - are 25% of construction workers - are 20% of entrepreneurs immigrationimpact.com/2024/07/02/i...
Almost one in every seven people in the United States is an immigrant, according to the American Immigration Council’s new analysis of the 2022 American Community Survey. The updated state-level data ...