Pablo De La Rosa is a freelance journalist, reporting statewide for Texas Public Radio and nationally for NPR.

O’Rourke blames ‘hateful rhetoric’ for anti-immigrant violence during gubernatorial debate with Abbott

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Days after a former warden was arrested in connection with a migrant’s murder in Hudspeth County, West Texas, Beto O’Rourke on Friday blamed “hateful rhetoric” for an increase in violence in the state.

During the only gubernatorial debate slated before the election, the candidate associated political speech with violence against migrants and far-right incidents of mass violence.

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O’Rourke blames ‘hateful rhetoric’ for anti-immigrant violence during gubernatorial debate with Abbott

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Pablo De La Rosa reports on immigration, border communities, preserving democracy, and Latin America for Texas Public Radio and NPR from the Texas-Mexico border, where he grew up. He’s the host of the daily Spanish newscast TPR Noticias Al Día and a regular contributor at The Border Chronicle.

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