Trump's Made-Up Immigration Crisis

[Ohiogal]

by Fareed Zakaria

President Trump has said that the group of migrants that recently made its way from Central America to the United States symbolizes out-of-control immigration, lawlessness and violence besetting the country. “Getting more dangerous. ‘Caravans’ coming,” he tweeted last month. This week, he added: “The migrant ‘caravan’ that is openly defying our border shows how weak & ineffective U.S. immigration laws are.”

The facts suggest the opposite. Last year, according to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection report, illegal cross-border migration was at its lowest level on record.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/trump-is-manufacturing-an-immigration-crisis-here%e2%80%99s-why-that-helps-him/ar-AAwI58d

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Helps to perpetuate fear of the "others" to his base.... he's basically got nuthin' else

[spanone]

1. he lies with every breath.

[Hoyt]

2. I'm convinced trump was set to lose GOP primary until he started his bigoted junk against immigrants

At that point, the white wingers had found their candidate. His hatred toward "Black Lives Matter" and the like, only added to the appeal among white wingers.

[TreasonousBastard]

3. He's also decided to throw out a hundred thousand or so Honduran refugees that have been here for...

over 20 years since the earthquake.

And DACA! There was no problem until he decided to cancel the program.

Now China isn't buying our soybeans, so at least farmers won't need immigrant help for a while.

MAGA my ass!

[duforsure]

4. He promotes propaganda,

To further his goal, to discriminate against anyone not like himself. His followers are clueless to the facts, and are stupid enough to believe this professional con man,and criminal instead of facts.