CHC uses watchdog report to blast news anchors for immigration fear-mongering


Jared Allen

Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) on Wednesday seized on a media watchdog group’s scathing review of prime-time news coverage of immigration, saying the fear-mongering being practiced by several anchors is partly responsible for sabotaging last year’s failed immigration overhaul.

CHC Chairman Rep. Joe Baca (D-Calif.) said the report by Media Matters, “Fear & Loathing in Prime Time: Immigration Myths in Cable News,â€