President
Trump’s speech last night was a hollow, anti-immigrant appeal to his
base that did nothing to unify the country after his first year in
office. Instead of taking the opportunity to denounce
increases in hate crimes and acts of white supremacy across the
country, President Trump remained silent. Instead of encouraging the
countless qualified DREAMers and DACA recipients looking to participate
in the American dream that they too have a future,
President Trump referenced gang violence, chain migration and
anti-immigrant language, saying “Americans are dreamers too.”
This
speech simply followed Trumps model—one he used frequently as a real
estate mogul -- of exaggerating and overselling to hoodwink the public,
without any evidence or any ounce of fact.
As I said before, Trump is not promoting a “dream,” but pitching a
“scheme.”
Try
as he might, the President cannot hide the reality that his
administration has breathed new life into the war on drugs, encouraged
voter suppression, and turned
back the clock on criminal justice reform, pursuing an anti-civil
rights agenda that only divides our country more. The National Action
Network will continue its mission to ensure equal justice for all
Americans regardless of race, religion, nationality or
gender, with or without the support of the President. We will resist
this administration at every turn.
Source: Mercury
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