Posted on 07/09/2015 5:44:14 AM PDT by Kaslin
Businessman and celebrity Donald Trump, in his nearly hour-long, teleprompter-less announcement of his GOP presidential candidacy, said: "The U.S. has become a dumping ground for everybody else's problems. ... When Mexico sends its people, they're not sending their best. They're not sending you. They're not sending you. They're sending people that have lots of problems, and they're bringing those problems with us. They're bringing drugs. They're bringing crime. They're rapists. And some, I assume, are good people."
His crude and over-the-top comment instantly made him the most hated white man since Donald Sterling. Never mind that Trump hit on a topic the media are loath to admit: our borders remain porous.
The backlash against Trump was fierce. NBC, which carried Trump's show, "The Apprentice," ended their relationship with him. Univision dropped Trump's Miss USA pageant. ESPN moved a golf tournament from a Trump-owned resort to another site. Macy's dropped Trump's menswear line. And New York's Mayor Bill de Blasio said, "We are reviewing Trump contracts with the city." For New York City, the Trump organization runs a carousel, an ice-skating rink and a golf course.
Former New York governor and Republican presidential candidate George Pataki also attacked Trump. Pataki sent a letter to about a dozen rivals for the GOP nomination urging them to denounce Trump.
Actress America "Ugly Betty" Ferrera said: "I heard what you said about the kind of people you think Latino immigrants are -- people with problems, who bring drugs, crime and rape to America. While your comments are incredibly ignorant and racist, I don't want to spend my time chastising you. I'll leave that to your business partners like Univision and NBC, who have the power to scold you where it hurts. Instead, I'm writing to say thank you! You see, what you just did with your straight talk was send more Latino voters to the polls than several registration rallies combined!"
But polls show most Americans believe that our borders are not only porous -- but are porous (SET ITAL) by design (END ITAL). According to a January Rasmussen poll: "Most U.S. voters think the Mexican government doesn't do enough to stop illegal immigration and drug trafficking and favor stopping foreign aid to our southern neighbor. ... Just 14 percent of likely U.S. voters think the Mexican government wants to stop its citizens from illegally entering the United States. ... Fifty-five percent say Mexico is not interested in stopping illegal immigration."
Within days of Trump's comments, two women, one in Texas and one in California, were murdered by illegal aliens. In the case of the California woman, she was out on a walk with her father in a popular tourist area of San Francisco. She was shot and killed by an illegal alien who had been previously deported five times and convicted of felonies seven times, but was nevertheless out, free and on the streets. Immigration and Customs Enforcement claims they placed a detainer order on the illegal alien.
But San Francisco is a so-called "sanctuary city," meaning that unless the feds have a court order or warrant demanding that the local authorities turn over a violent offender, the ICE detainer order gets ignored. According to a local ABC news affiliate, the confessed killer admitted during an interview that he picked San Francisco precisely (SET ITAL) because (END ITAL) it is a "sanctuary city."
Within hours of the California killing, a Laredo, Texas, woman was beaten to death with a hammer by her illegal-alien husband. He too, had been previously deported -- four times -- and the Laredo police admit that they'd had three violent encounters with the illegal alien and his wife. Yet the PD never notified border patrol.
Recall the nearly 60,000 unaccompanied alien children -- UACs -- that came into the country over our southwest border last year. According to ICE records, nearly 98 percent of the kids are placed with extended family, guardians or foster caregivers in this country, and given a notice to appear before an immigration judge at a future date. As many as 90 percent of the kids never show up. And while the flood of last year has diminished, UACs still come.
The Federation for American Immigration Reform estimates that illegal immigration costs Californians $25 billion per year, when you include the cost of educating children of illegal aliens.
Peter Kirsanow, a black member of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, said the commission studied the impact of illegal immigration on urban employment. He said that all commission members -- conservatives, moderates and liberals -- agreed that porous borders especially threaten the job prospects of those living in urban America. He sent a letter to Congresswoman Marcia Fudge, then head of the Congressional Black Caucus, to ask why little is being done about it. He never heard back.
While Trump unfairly maligned all Mexican illegal aliens, he nevertheless articulates what the polls show: most Americans believe that illegal immigration threatens prosperity and that it changes the American electorate to create more Democrats.
Just a bit. :)
They've had that perception long before Trump arrived on the scene.
Looks like Reince Priebus and his “RINO’s” are squealing like little piggies now that Trump has made them take a stand illegal immigration.
The question that needs to be asked is “Can you win with that?”
The Dems have a similar problem. They are trying to be the “inclusive” party, but the various groups HATE each other.
All joking aside, I expect a real political shift or split soon. The current parties don’t work. Of course, that assumes we still have functioning elections, which is a pretty large assumption.
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahah!
It's nothing compared to what they've already done to themselves long before Trump emerged.
Looks like Reince Priebus and his “RINO’s” are squealing like little piggies now that Trump has made them take a stand on illegal immigration.
Hmmm....
The “old white guy” demographic in the US is somewhat NORTH of 50% of the electorate...
Just sayin’....
But not all vote GOP.
North of 80% of the other demographics vote solid Dem. For now, till they start splintering off.
That is not true.
I'm somehow reminded of the adage that says, "90% of lawyers give the rest of them a bad name."
Oh please! The GOP brand has been destroyed by the likes of McCain, McConnell, Boehner and Romney. If anything, a Trump is putting some credibility back in to the brand. They’re lucky to have him.
The GOP brand is putrid with lies.
Noted and previously understood.
It just seems to me that the Pubbies are more concerned about the 20% minority vote (includes all “government protected” races and classes) and has just ignored the history of the voters of the Several and Independent States.
Not that I would say we need to pander to “just YT” but, when votes are the “coin of the realm”, how does one ignore an 80% majority...in a supposed “democracy”...of the people, by the people, for the people?
Ike gave us Operation Wetback back in the ‘50’s. Time to restart it.
You are kidding right? The GOP brand is so damaged by the GOPe leadership its almost dead. The chances of the GOP winning the presidency in 2016 is so slim as to be almost zero. The GOP Congress is betraying the Republican base on a daily basis with every vote they take.
You think Donald Trump is hurting the GOP? Funny.
Very GOOD. I’m sick of seeing the GOPe leaders attack conservatives and KA for the democrats. We need a clean burn here...
I'm not sure we can trust him, somehow he just isn't a trustworthy conservative. He sure has woken up a lot of people on the right, and is driving the narrative in a great direction.
Before my time.
Start a thread and educate us. It won't be easy
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