Trump’s latest attack on undocumented immigrants is a pathetic attempt to garner electoral support
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Donald Trump continues to find new ways to attack immigrants. Unsuccessful in his various attempts to end programs for immigrants in the U.S., such as the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, Trump is doing all he can to eliminate representaTrump’s latest attack on undocumented immigrants is a pathetic attempt to garner electoral support
Donald Trump continues to find new ways to attack immigrants. Unsuccessful in his various attempts to end programs for immigrants in the U.S., such as the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, Trump is doing all he can to eliminate representation undocumented immigrants have in the country. First, he tried to exclude undocumented immigrants from taking part in the U.S. census by adding a question on citizenship, now Trump is working to exclude undocumented folks from congressional apportionment. Doing so is not only unconstitutional but a clear ploy to move Democratic states to Republican states. Dozens of states, cities, and countries partnered together Friday to urge a federal court to block Trump’s July 21 directive to exclude undocumented citizens when apportioning congressional seats. The plaintiffs including New York State called the directive an “exclusionary policy” that has a “plainly xenophobic and discriminatory purpose” as other immigrant-related policies crafted by the administration have been. Read more