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When Donald Trump announced his candidacy for President last year, it seemed unlikely that he would get very far. Nate Silver, the election guru who correctly called almost all states in the 2008 and 2012 elections, put Trump\u2019s odds at less than 5%<\/a>,<\/u> and publications from The Atlantic<\/a><\/u> to The Guardian<\/a><\/u> assured their readers that a Trump candidacy was a just a fundamentalist pipe dream.<\/p>\n But to the shock and dismay of many, Trump has risen through the ranks of Republican contenders and is now only one race away from becoming the President of the United States.<\/p>\n To do it, he\u2019s tapped into a powerful stream of anti-immigrant sentiment that has flourished throughout the Obama Administration. In his speeches, Trump has exploited popular fears of Muslims, Hispanics, Jews, and African Americans\u2014a tactic that has proven to be very successful. Even though Trump has no political experience whatsoever, he has been able to ride the coattails of prejudice and bigotry all the way to the White House.<\/p>\n Almost.<\/p>\n Although Trump has flip-flopped on many issues throughout\u00a0his campaign, his ability to offend members of the immigrant community have remained remarkably consistent. And it hasn\u2019t gone unnoticed: according to recent poll numbers<\/a><\/u>, Trump holds only 14% of the Latino vote, compared to Hillary Clinton\u2019s 76%.<\/p>\n With the general election in full swing, here are just a few of Trump\u2019s most absurd and dangerous anti-immigrant remarks\u2014which double as 6 great reasons to get out and vote<\/a><\/u> this November.<\/p>\n Trump kicked things off to a racist start with his very first speech as a Presidential candidate. Right after announcing his candidacy, Trump proceeded to state, \u201cWhen Mexico sends its people, they\u2019re not sending you their best\u2026They\u2019re sending people that have lots of problems, and they\u2019re bringing those problems with them. They\u2019re bringing drugs. They\u2019re bringing crime. They\u2019re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.\u201d Trump was asked to clarify his comments on CNN\u2019s State of the Union,<\/em> but he did not make things better. Instead of offering an apology, Trump called Mexicans \u201ckillers\u201d<\/a><\/span>, as well.<\/p>\n In an interview with Fox News\u2019 Chris Wallace, Trump was asked to respond to his claims that the Mexican government is purposefully sending undocumented criminals over the U.S. border. Trump characteristically refused to apologize, instead insisting, \u201cThe Mexican government is much smarter, much more cunning. And they send the bad ones over because they don\u2019t want to pay for them. They don\u2019t want to take care of them.\u201d<\/p>\n In July, Twitter user Rob Heilbron tweeted, \u201cJeb Bush has to like Mexican Illegals because of his wife,” referring to Bush\u2019s Mexican-born wife, Columbia. Trump retweeted the insulting comment, though he\u00a0deleted it later in the wake of criticism. Two months later, he retweeted the post\u00a0\u201cJeb Bush is crazy, who cares that he speaks Mexican, this is America, English !!\u201d and added \u201cso true\u201d.<\/p>\n In August 2015, two men attacked a 58-year old Hispanic homeless man<\/a><\/u> in Boston, breaking his nose and urinating on him. They told the police that they targeted the man because of his ethnicity, allegedly stating, \u201cDonald Trump was right, all these illegals need to be deported.\u201d Instead of denouncing the attack, Trump stated, \u201cIt would be a shame\u2026I will say that people who are following me are very passionate. They love this country and they want this country to be great again. They are passionate.\u201d<\/p>\n During a press conference in Iowa, award-winning Hispanic journalist Jorge Ramos<\/a><\/span> attempted to ask Trump questions about his immigration stance. Trump accused Ramos of speaking out of turn, and called security to physically remove him from the room. As he was being ejected from the conference, Trump told Ramos, \u201cGo back to Univision.\u201d Shortly afterwards a Trump supporter confronted Ramos, a U.S. citizen, and said, \u201cYou were very rude. It\u2019s not about you. Get out of my country.\u201d<\/p>\n In the wake of the San Bernardino, California, shootings<\/a><\/span> in December 2015, Trump released an official campaign statement that called for a \u201ctotal and complete shutdown\u201d of Muslims entering the country \u201cuntil our country\u2019s representatives can figure out what\u2019s going on.\u201d He went on to say that Muslims \u201chave great hatred towards Americans\u201d and \u201cwhere this hatred comes from and why we will have to determine.\u201d<\/p>\n Though many may have hoped that Trump would adopt a more politically correct attitude as his candidacy progressed, it appears that he was only getting started. Since making the above comments, Trump has gone on to make\u00a0even more hateful statements about Muslims, Hispanics, African Americans, women, and Jewish people, and there seems to be no end to his bigotry and ignorance towards people of all races.<\/p>\n It is clear that anyone who wants to make this country truly great again\u2014meaning diverse, welcoming, and inclusive—should make it a top priority to get out and vote<\/a><\/u> this November. If you do not yet have the right to vote in the U.S., contact a Greensboro Immigration Lawyer today<\/a><\/u>\u00a0to learn how you can let your voice be heard.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_cta title=”Contact one of the top immigration lawyers in Greensboro. 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Nate Silver, the election guru who correctly called almost all states in the 2008 and 2012 elections, put Trump\u2019s odds at less than 5%, and publications from The Atlantic to The Guardian assured their readers that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":" When Donald Trump announced his candidacy for President last year, it seemed unlikely that he would get very far. Nate Silver, the election guru who correctly called almost all states<\/a><\/u> in the 2008 and 2012 elections, put Trump\u2019s odds at less than 5%<\/a>,<\/u> and publications from The Atlantic<\/a><\/u> to The Guardian<\/a><\/u> assured their readers that a Trump candidacy was a just a fundamentalist pipe dream.<\/p> But to the shock and dismay of many, Trump has risen through the ranks of Republican contenders and is now only one race away from becoming the President of the United States.<\/p> To do it, he\u2019s tapped into a powerful stream of anti-immigrant sentiment that has flourished throughout the Obama Administration. In his speeches, Trump has exploited popular fears of Muslims, Hispanics, Jews, and African Americans\u2014a tactic that has proven to be very successful. Even though Trump has no political experience whatsoever, he has been able to ride the coattails of prejudice and bigotry all the way to the White House.<\/p> Almost.<\/p> Although Trump has flip-flopped on many issues throughout\u00a0his campaign, his ability to offend members of the immigrant community have remained remarkably consistent. And it hasn\u2019t gone unnoticed: according to recent poll numbers<\/a><\/u>, Trump holds only 14% of the Latino vote, compared to Hillary Clinton\u2019s 76%.<\/p> With the general election in full swing, here are just a few of Trump\u2019s most absurd and dangerous anti-immigrant remarks\u2014which double as 6 great reasons to get out and vote<\/a><\/u> this November.<\/p> Trump kicked things off to a racist start with his very first speech as a Presidential candidate. Right after announcing his candidacy, Trump proceeded to state, \u201cWhen Mexico sends its people, they\u2019re not sending you their best\u2026They\u2019re sending people that have lots of problems, and they\u2019re bringing those problems with them. They\u2019re bringing drugs. They\u2019re bringing crime. They\u2019re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.\u201d Trump was asked to clarify his comments on CNN\u2019s State of the Union,<\/em> but he did not make things better. Instead of offering an apology, Trump called Mexicans \u201ckillers\u201d<\/a><\/span>, as well.<\/p> In an interview with Fox News\u2019 Chris Wallace, Trump was asked to respond to his claims that the Mexican government is purposefully sending undocumented criminals over the U.S. border. Trump characteristically refused to apologize, instead insisting, \u201cThe Mexican government is much smarter, much more cunning. And they send the bad ones over because they don\u2019t want to pay for them. They don\u2019t want to take care of them.\u201d<\/p> In July, Twitter user Rob Heilbron tweeted, \u201cJeb Bush has to like Mexican Illegals because of his wife,\" referring to Bush\u2019s Mexican-born wife, Columbia. Trump retweeted the insulting comment, though he\u00a0deleted it later in the wake of criticism. Two months later, he retweeted the post\u00a0\u201cJeb Bush is crazy, who cares that he speaks Mexican, this is America, English !!\u201d and added \u201cso true\u201d.<\/p> In August 2015, two men attacked a 58-year old Hispanic homeless man<\/a><\/u> in Boston, breaking his nose and urinating on him. They told the police that they targeted the man because of his ethnicity, allegedly stating, \u201cDonald Trump was right, all these illegals need to be deported.\u201d Instead of denouncing the attack, Trump stated, \u201cIt would be a shame\u2026I will say that people who are following me are very passionate. They love this country and they want this country to be great again. They are passionate.\u201d<\/p> During a press conference in Iowa, award-winning Hispanic journalist Jorge Ramos<\/a><\/span> attempted to ask Trump questions about his immigration stance. Trump accused Ramos of speaking out of turn, and called security to physically remove him from the room. As he was being ejected from the conference, Trump told Ramos, \u201cGo back to Univision.\u201d Shortly afterwards a Trump supporter confronted Ramos, a U.S. citizen, and said, \u201cYou were very rude. It\u2019s not about you. Get out of my country.\u201d<\/p> In the wake of the San Bernardino, California, shootings<\/a><\/span> in December 2015, Trump released an official campaign statement that called for a \u201ctotal and complete shutdown\u201d of Muslims entering the country \u201cuntil our country\u2019s representatives can figure out what\u2019s going on.\u201d He went on to say that Muslims \u201chave great hatred towards Americans\u201d and \u201cwhere this hatred comes from and why we will have to determine.\u201d<\/p> Though many may have hoped that Trump would adopt a more politically correct attitude as his candidacy progressed, it appears that he was only getting started. Since making the above comments, Trump has gone on to make\u00a0even more hateful statements about Muslims, Hispanics, African Americans, women, and Jewish people, and there seems to be no end to his bigotry and ignorance towards people of all races.<\/p> It is clear that anyone who wants to make this country truly great again\u2014meaning diverse, welcoming, and inclusive---should make it a top priority to get out and vote<\/a><\/u> this November. If you do not yet have the right to vote in the U.S., contact a Greensboro Immigration Lawyer today<\/a><\/u>\u00a0to learn how you can let your voice be heard.<\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,4],"tags":[66,67,8,9,49,65,64,63],"yoast_head":"\nHe referred to Mexicans as \u201ccriminals\u201d and \u201crapists\u201d. <\/strong><\/h2>\n
He claimed that the Mexican government purposefully sends its criminals to the U.S. <\/strong><\/h2>\n
He mocked Jeb Bush for being married to a Mexican woman. <\/strong><\/h2>\n
He called Trump fans that beat a Hispanic man \u201cpassionate\u201d. <\/strong><\/h2>\n
He kicked an award-winning Hispanic journalist out of a press conference. <\/strong><\/h2>\n
He called for a \u201ctotal and complete shutdown\u201d of Muslims entering the U.S. <\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/p>He referred to Mexicans as \u201ccriminals\u201d and \u201crapists\u201d. <\/strong><\/h2>
He claimed that the Mexican government purposefully sends its criminals to the U.S. <\/strong><\/h2>
He mocked Jeb Bush for being married to a Mexican woman. <\/strong><\/h2>
He called Trump fans that beat a Hispanic man \u201cpassionate\u201d. <\/strong><\/h2>
He kicked an award-winning Hispanic journalist out of a press conference. <\/strong><\/h2>
He called for a \u201ctotal and complete shutdown\u201d of Muslims entering the U.S. <\/strong><\/h2>
Immigration Lawyer in Greensboro NC <\/strong><\/h2>