Media Darling Univision Anchor Brings Pro-Illegal Immigration Bias to Latino Households

Media Darling Univision Anchor Brings Pro-Illegal Immigration Bias to Latino Households: "He just might be the most influential journalist you’ve never heard of, and he’s wielding that power to lobby for amnesty for illegal immigrants and other extreme reforms.

Meet Jorge Ramos, a news anchor for the Spanish-language network Univision Communications Inc. Ramos has been hailed as one of the nation’s “Most Influential Hispanics” by Time and People magazines. He has been dubbed the “Brian Williams of Hispanic TV.”

In a July 4 interview on CNN’s “American Morning,” anchor Kiran Chetry referred to Ramos as a “prominent voice in the Latino community.” An on-screen description noted Ramos is an “award-winning journalist.”

But what many English-language outlets leave out of their gushing profiles are Ramos’ vocal positions on illegal immigration, health care reform, the War on Terror, and other issues. Each evening, millions of potential voters tune into the charismatic, silver-haired news anchor and trust him to report the daily news. What they get is far from just-the-facts.

Ramos’ brand of journalism represents an unsettling style among Spanish-language TV news reporters, whose musings on U.S. policy often go beyond mere political bias and into the realm of political advocacy.

Ramos has said the Arizona immigration enforcement law proves that “racism has deep roots in American society” and opposes using the term “illegal” in discussing immigration. He criticized George W. Bush’s “terrible legacy” and “a war in Iraq started with lies.”