If reelected, Trump has pledged to finish the border wall, reinstitute travel bans and launch mass deportation efforts.

With a border deal hanging in the balance and the Iowa caucuses a month away, Donald Trump amplified his attack on immigrants at a rally in New Hampshire on Saturday.

“They’re poisoning the blood of our country,” the former president said. “They’ve poisoned mental institutions and prisons all over the world. Not just in South America, not just the three or four countries that we think about, but all over the world they’re coming into our country from Africa, from Asia.”

While in the White House, Trump sought to deter immigration by building a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border, building some 450 miles of fencing along the nearly 2,000-mile border, much of which replaced existing barriers. In addition to strict border security measures, his administration also implemented a travel ban for people from several predominantly Muslim countries.

  • Gljvf@lemmy.today
    318·
    11 months ago

    It beats the other message of Americans second. People are watching Chicago and NYC go down the tubes under the burden of illegal immigration. Marginalized communities are also seeing thier hand outs get taken by said groups.

    So yea an American first message is very compelling and every day more people are flocking to it

    • TheSanSabaSongbird@lemdro.idEnglish
      121·
      11 months ago

      This is not a coherent position. You’re basically just talking about feelings, not actual facts or policy.

      Also, where can I find this “Americans second” message you speak of? Where did you see or hear that? Are you sure you’re not making it up?

      • Gljvf@lemmy.today
        110·
        11 months ago

        Read up on new york. Illegal migrants are now taking poor new Yorkers food and shelter spots.

        Go look at Chicago and the black marches against the mayor.

        As long as the souther border is open then bidens message is Americans second.

        • ryrybang@lemmy.world
          101·
          11 months ago

          Seems like you’ve been manipulated by propaganda. Your response is regurgitating talking points. It’s not a thoughtful, meaningful response to the questions posed to you.

          • Gljvf@lemmy.today
            13·
            11 months ago

            I present to you things that are actually happening and you ignore it. I think you ate the one consuming too much propaganda.

            Here are migrants taking low income new Yorkers food

            https://youtu.be/7hI9sddVrQI?si=wdZfQbguwRbPcELq

            https://youtu.be/Y5tldW8qMcM?si=p28CLAq-OoXRRVCs

            Here are black Chicago residents seeing the mayor to get deportations going

            https://youtu.be/iVh9wCKME5Q?si=Ba7Y9UXND8tMnJch

            Of course I know the play book you operate on. You will ignore it or claim the sources are bias continuing to live in your own echo chamber.

            Mean while the poor and desolate continue to get screwed over by bidens open immigration policy.

            • forrgott@lemm.ee
              6·
              11 months ago

              Yeah, how often do you even read anything outside your own echo chamber, i wonder?

              I don’t reject sources because of who said it. I actually read stuff I don’t expect to agree with. Then I reject stuff I now know is founded on stupid arguments…

              Oh, and without immigration, America would not exist. They are the blood of this country. Just saying.

              • Gljvf@lemmy.today
                04·
                11 months ago

                There is a difference between legal amd illegal immigration. But you already know that.

                • forrgott@lemm.ee
                  41·
                  11 months ago

                  Your comment is utterly irrelevant to the issue of blatant bigotry and prejudice. But that doesn’t bother you.

                  In your case, don’t touch grass; you’d probably poison it. :p

                  • Gljvf@lemmy.today
                    15·
                    11 months ago

                    There os no bigotry or prejudice, illegal immigrants are criminals and should all be deported. They literally break multiple laws by entering the country try illegally