Donald Trump Continues Anti-Immigrant Speech in New York, Advocacy Groups React

There are still several months to go Donald Trump to be made official as the Republican candidate who will face President Biden in the race for the White House in November, and continues with the speech against the immigrant community, which has been one of his major signs since he entered the political arena in 2015. While passing through the Big Apple, the former president launched attacks against undocumented New Yorkers.

After visit a winery in Harlemwhere he assured that New York must return to the days of “law and order,” the Republican leader he answered a couple of questions to El Diario NY on how he would handle the current immigration crisis, and whether, in a second-last administration, he would be willing to promote immigration reform to save millions of undocumented immigrants make it legal. The response was not encouraging at all.

he is vice presidentwithout presenting data to support his views, appeal to the anti-immigrant discourse that those who arrive in the United States, and especially those who arrive in the Big Apple in recent years, leaving residents and registered citizens without jobs, that is why he asked that far from creating a path towards legalizing millions of immigrants, large scale export will be one of its banners.

“Now we have to deal with criminals, because many of the people who come to the country are criminals and mental patients. We have to get them out of here, and send them back. We are going to have the largest export in the history of our country. New York needs that, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, everybody is losing. “The unions are losing,” the Republican said El Diario NY.

Donald Trump insists that mass exports will be made. Photo: Edwin MartinezCredit: Edwin Martínez | Impremedia

And although city authorities emphasize that unemployment in New York has decreased and that thousands of jobs are currently vacant, that is why they are even promoting support days of work, Trump said that immigrants are pushing Americans away with papers, mostly to minorities.

“Half a million immigrants have come to New York to take over the parks; They have taken over the hotels, they have taken over everything and that is not good. You already know what they did: they destroyed many people. The African American community is currently not getting jobs. The immigrants who are here illegally are taking away their jobs,” said the Republican nomination favorite, highlighting the rhetoric that most of the justice bills have migrants, that they are dangerous criminals or suffer from mental illness.

Donald Trump insists that mass exports will be made. Photo: Edwin Martinez Credit: Edwin Martínez | Impremedia

“Hispanics are not getting jobs, immigrants are taking their jobs. If you look at the unemployment figures, the figures look very good for migrants now, it increased by 10% for all migrants and they are in our country. They come from prisons, from mental institutions, from places you don’t even want to know about. They are coming from jails, from prisons, from asylums for people with mental problems, and there are large numbers of terrorists coming to our country, all because of Biden,” said a real estate businessman.

After being asked if he had in mind to launch a plan to give legal status to undocumented immigrants, Trump interrupted himself to say: “We’ll continue to talk about that more later,” but without specific points.

Reactions among New York immigrant advocacy groups were immediate, and Big Apple leaders said that Donald Trump’s attacks on immigrant communities represent a threat to the well-being of neighborhoods and the working class.

Here’s what he emphasized Murad Awawdehpresident and CEO NYIC Task Force, who were concerned about the former president’s persistent speech towards immigrants and who criticized him for not offering effective solutions to immigration.

“His recent divisive, xenophobic and anti-immigrant rhetoric is part of his daily playbook to export the solution to all the problems plaguing this country because “He has no real interest in solving any of the problems facing working families,” said the community leader. “(Trump) believes that his only strategy to win an election is to flame hate and scapegoat immigrants”.

Donald Trump insists that mass exports will be made. Photo: Edwin Martinez.Credit: Edwin Martínez | Impremedia

The immigrant said that because immigration is at the center of this election year, it is imperative that communities stay united and not fall into what he called “the taking the bait” of those who support him.

“Americans need leadership that not only works to improve their lives but also values ​​the social, cultural and economic contributions of immigrants.. “American businesses and our economy need our immigrant workers, so we must prioritize reforming our immigration system by creating pathways to legality and permanency for asylum seekers. and established immigrant communities,” he concluded. A cave.