This is an unfortunate reality of journalism today. I've even seen bigger news outlets operate in a similar manner. They just look for data that fits a narrative without bothering to actually dig deeper and find out why.

This case is especially egregious since the data is available from USCIS in a CSV file and they still didn't bother.

Can you share some of your examples of Mercury News "publishing click bait articles to trigger the outrage machine"?

I've found them to be pretty even-kiltered overall, but am always happy to reevaluate my impression.

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