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Advancement
Project's National Office Statement on Donald Trump's Latest
Racist Immigration Rant
Donald Trump announced last week during a meeting in the
Oval Office that he wants fewer immigrants from “shithole
countries” and more from places like Norway. This news comes
on the heels of Congress battling over DACA and the
administration’s dismantling of Temporary Protected Status
for 200,000 El Salvadoreans, bringing the total of people
stripped of deportation protections to one million. In
response, Advancement Project, a racial justice and civil
rights organization, issued the following statement:
“Time and time again Trump shows his colors. Shame on
America. Trump sunk to a new low in a rant today referring
to Haiti and African countries as “shitholes” and not
wanting immigrants from these places, but instead inviting
immigrants from countries like Norway. Just last month Trump
stereotyped people of color in Haiti and Nigeria saying they
lived in huts and had AIDS. This has white supremacy written
all over it – yet again,” said Judith Browne Dianis,
executive director of Advancement Project’s national office.
“At what point will Americans finally be infuriated? We will
not stand for this way of thinking from a world leader.
People of color should not be the only ones angered by this
pattern of thinking. Trump’s words and policies amount to a
racial purge. It’s gone from bad to horrific. What’s next?” |
