The reality is that Trump's focus on immigrants is to misconceive of the terrorist problem that exists in the United States.
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Trump's characterization of undocumented immigrants is, of course, absurd. Not only do the facts, well, trump his assertions, but his prejudiced views demonstrate a deep ignorance about Mexican immigrants in the United States.
We focus so much on how immigrants can change America that we forget that America has always changed immigrants even more.
Every lethal terrorist attack in the United States since 9/11 has been carried out by an American citizen or a legal permanent resident, not by recent immigrants or by refugees. So tamping down immigration won't fix the real issue, which is 'homegrown' terrorism.
Donald Trump is a champion for legal immigrants.
The American story is a story of immigration. I would be the last person who would say immigrants are not important to America.
There is a clear link between illegal migrants coming to Europe and the spread of terrorism.
On immigration, Trump needs an articulate policy that aims to secure the border and keep out illegals while letting in skilled legal workers.
Immigrants have faced huge obstacles to achieving the American Dream, yet have persevered to overcome them.
Immigration is a system and a set of policies. And immigrants are the people behind those policies and behind that system, and the human stories.
The issue that Mr. Trump is talking about and which, really, frankly, I expect the media should be talking about is protecting the American homeland from national security risks and terrorists.