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"It might seem surprising today in the era of Donald Trump, but Republicans in
the United States once championed immigration and supported pathways to
citizenship for undocumented Americans.
In January 1989, Ronald Reagan’s final speech as president was an impassioned
ode to the immigrants who made America “a nation forever young, forever
bursting with energy and new ideas”.
Contrast this with Trump, who has normalised dehumanising rhetoric and policies
against immigrants. In this year’s presidential campaign, for instance, he has
referred to undocumented immigrants as “animals” who are “poisoning the blood
of our country”.
Both Trump and his vice presidential running mate, JD Vance, also repeated a
false story about Haitian “illegal aliens” eating pets in Springfield, Ohio.
Perhaps most troubling, Trump has pledged to launch “the largest deportation
operation in the history of our country”, if he’s elected."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
