NBC bashed for 'misleading' story about 'anti-immigrant sentiment' at GOP convention

NBC News drew criticism on social media for a "misleading" story on the GOP convention. The NBC story, drawing on social media criticisms, juxtaposed "anti-immigrant sentiment" and Usha Vance, a daughter of Indian legal immigrants, highlighting alleged "hypocrisy."

A tweet from the outlet highlighted Vance "spok[ing] with pride about her Indian immigrant parents—in front of a convention floor peppered with signs reading 'Mass Deportation Now,'" Fox News reported.

The NBC News article reported claims of hypocrisy on social media, including one person who tweeted it was "quite the scene" to see Vance, "a daughter of immigrants," speak to a "mostly white" audience "hold[ing] 'Mass Deportations Now' signs."

Social media quickly criticized the NBC story, Fox News reported.

"Good thing her parents came here legally then. You don’t hate the media enough," one user said.

"You’re missing the point about the call for deportations—but you already knew that," wrote another user. "Disgraceful. Misleading what remains of your audience on purpose. Shame on you."

The NBC story did show some balance when quoting Vivek Ramaswamy, who ran against Trump for the nomination in the GOP primaries:

“Our message to every legal immigrant in this country is this: You’re like my parents,” he said. “You deserve the opportunity to secure a better life for your children in America. But our message to illegal immigrants is also this: We will return you to your country of origin.”

But then NBC immediately attempted to put those comments in a critical light, rather than acknowledging that message — that the GOP is not anti-immigrant but rather anti-illegal immigrant — as a theme of the GOP convention.

Citing an "expert," NBC said that "this rhetoric is especially harmful when it’s espoused by children of immigrants themselves like Ramaswamy and Usha Vance, as it serves to drive a wedge between communities of color whose stories aren’t so different."