Rick Perry and Sean Hannity in a boat. (photo: The New Yorker)
14 July 14
The article below is satire. Andy Borowitz is an American comedian and New York Times-bestselling author who satirizes the news for his column, "The Borowitz Report."
recent tour of the United States-Mexico border by Texas Governor Rick
Perry has had the unintended consequence of convincing thousands of
immigrants that anyone can succeed in America.
After Gov. Perry and the Fox News host Sean Hannity
toured the Rio Grande on Thursday, news quickly spread that the two men
were actually among the most powerful in America, fueling the
immigrants’ impression that the U.S. is a place where anyone can make
it.
“When we learned that these two men were the governor
of a large state and a top broadcaster from a major news network, it
seemed too incredible to be true,” said an immigrant from Honduras,
speaking on the condition of anonymity. “We all said to ourselves, if
those two can succeed in America, imagine the wondrous things we might
achieve.”
According to a border official, immigration at the
border shot up eighty per cent since the appearance by the two men, and
the situation could get even worse. “There’s a rumor that Rand Paul
plans to visit,” the official said.
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