Trump Escalates Dehumanizing Immigrant Rhetoric: ‘We’re Like A Garbage Can’
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Trump has repeatedly used fearmongering and bigotry to denounce immigration since his 2016 presidential campaign.
Former President Donald Trump told rallygoers in Tempe, Arizona, on Thursday that the country is a “garbage can” for immigrants and refugees.
“They unleashed an army of migrant gangs waging a campaign of violence,” the former reality television star said at the rally, which took place in a state that is 31.6% Latino.
With language playing on fears and biases, a tactic since the first day of his 2016 presidential campaign, he escalated the dehumanizing rhetoric on Thursday in the battleground state of Arizona by calling the U.S. a “dumping ground” for refugees seeking asylum, particularly those from poorer nations.
“We’re like a garbage can for the world,” he said, adding that this is the first time he’s made those remarks.
“You got millions of people pouring in,” Trump added, despite the fact that illegal border crossings have been declining. “And we are just not going to let it all happen.”
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