What are your thoughts on Trump addressing claims that immigrants are better than natives?

[Juxtapose]

https://www.youtube.com/live/4QXUdPskzNs?t=2985&si=lxb67y9dsUUe3Z-R

The video should go to the timestamp right away. It is Trump's latest news conference in Trump Tower and when I heard that in his speech I knew I had to bring this up.

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49:57 is the time stamp where Trump starts to talk about what I mentioned. Keep that in mind if the link does not work properly for you.

[MisterWack]

Immigrants have a less crime rate than natural born Americans and the crime rate is at an all time low compared to where we were in 2020. I see immigrants not as a political tool, but people fleeing persecution & poor living conditions & all the reasons why OUR families came here. I’ve said this before and stand by this Ronald Reagan, George Washington, George Bush Senior, and many other prominent political figures knew damn well that immigration is an aspect of America and must stay that way.
“Pro Life” brought up an interesting argument that they don’t want associated with immigration…. I say this, If the modern political hacks and their movements got their way…. “YOU Wouldn’t Be Here”. Think of all the waves of Irish, Jewish, Prussian, Astro-Hungarian, Czech, Italian, Catholic, Russian, etc. immigrants who were YOUR family weren’t allowed here because the bigoted, racist, and moronic dehumanizing “natural born” got their way…. Yeah YOU wouldn’t be here. The same argument you make on pro life so, show some damn compassion since you clearly don’t have an issue with compassion unless it goes against your narrow world view.

[Juxtapose]

He already addressed the bullshit claim that illegals are somehow better than normal citizens.

[BoopBoopBeep]

No, legal immigrants have lower crime rate. Illegal immigrants have a much higher crime rate, because 100% of them have broken the law. Hence the name.

[goaded]

@BoopBoopBeep Is there a single American under the age of 18 who hasn't exceeded a speed limit?

[BoopBoopBeep]

@goaded First time is a misdemeanor, second time is a felony. Most single Americans under the age of 18 don't commit felonies, and if they did, all the more reason not to import more.

Ultimately that wasn't my point though, @goaded. It can't be said that they commit fewer crimes when there is a non-zero percent of American kids who have not sped, because they're crippled, Amish, terrified of their cop dad, whatever, and every illegal immigrant has committed a crime.

[jshm2]

He's largely clueless about what he's talking about at any one time. He just blurts whatever will rile up his base.

Americans ARE immigrants from mainly Europe and further East, with the odd Jew thrown into the mix in some families. The Native Americans are largely the most discriminated group, but they hold important lands - that Trump wants to run a pipeline through.

Hence he's taking a leaf out of Hitlers book in softening up the populace for some genocide later on.

[Juxtapose]

No country would allow themselves to get overrun by foreigners unless they are suicidal or piloted by extremely corrupt people.

You have no evidence of Trump being genocidal whatsoever. Stop with your dangerous socialist gaslighting.

[goaded]

Trump basically just called for a Kristalnacht.

[Juxtapose]

That is incredibly irresponsible and you should be ashamed of yourself for even saying that.

[goaded]

No, you should be, for defending someone who would say: "to combat crime, he would let the police use ‘extraordinarily rough’ tactics over the course of ‘one really violent day’"

www.independent.co.uk/.../...ylvania-b2621823.html

" 'This chills me': Fascism experts horrified by Trump’s call for 'really violent day' of policing "
www.alternet.org/.../

[Alwayreckles93]

I am not into politics. This is why I am thinking about becoming one of Jehovah's witnesses.

[Jamie05rhs]

Lol. After you left your husband for joining Amway? Classic.

[Alwayreckles93]

@Jamie05rhs You have mental issues. Who the hell are you

[Alwayreckles93]

@Jamie05rhs Correction he cheated with on me and one day decided to live.

[Jamie05rhs]

Oh, so he cheated now? Interesting how you changed your story.

[Alwayreckles93]

@Jamie05rhs I never changed the story you idiot

[Alwayreckles93]

@Jamie05rhs You all millennial men can go to hell! You put mommy first before your spouse disgusting. Not everything is about mommy. You millennials are the problem in society. I'm starting to agree with the older generation. Millennials are just a bunch of spoiled brats.

[Alwayreckles93]

@Jamie05rhs You are way to old

[DrPepper12]

You're very generous calling that speech in a news conference TBH. It's just some more red meat for MAGA.

[exitseven]

Trump is not saying that , It is just the opposite. 75% of arrests in Manhattan are illegals. This is just one city in one state. It had been an epidemic across the whole country. Every state is now a border state.

[Juxtapose]

He's addressing those claims, not promoting them.

[Dargil]

I'm voting for Trump regardless. His record is all that matters.

[goaded]

Nobody claims immigrants are "better" than natives (which, if we're talking facts, would not be European settlers, by the way). You're just trying to stir up resentment.

[Juxtapose]

Yes there are people on this very website who claim that. @OddBeMe has even fantasized about replacing American citizens with immigrants.

[goaded]

I think he meant the European immigrants.

[Juxtapose]

No he meant even criminal aliens from third world countries.

[OddBeMe]

No i meant dirty mexicans with calves like cantolopes. I really can't stand my tax dollars going to hatefilled fucks who think immigrants eat pets.

[Juxtapose]

@OddBeMe you do realize that people in Haiti commit cannibalism, right?

[goaded]

There is no bottom for you, is there?

[Juxtapose]

If you don't believe me, here:

www.indiatoday.in/.../haiti-cannibal-gang-barbecue-leader-caribbean-us-jimmy-cherizier-haitian-ariel-henry-video-babekyou-2513276-2024-03-11

[OddBeMe]

Link doesn't go to clip. I wish yt had better tech for that.

But also... are you surprised trump flip flops when the politcal wind changes? Or a dictator says he likes him? Lol

[Juxtapose]

Did you try opening it in a different tab?

It's 49:57.

[OddBeMe]

Oh I thought it was different. It’s more Trump blathering about Congo…and other bad countries. Yeah that’s why good people want to come here. And not stay there.

Maybe that’s why immigrants of any stripe are far less likely to commit crime.
www.npr.org/.../immigrants-are-less-likely-to-commit-crimes-than-us-born-americans-studies-find

[msc545]

I notice that Trump names only non-white immigrants as criminals. Apparently there are no white criminals. He is a racist piece of shit.

[Juxtapose]

That's your own conjecture at that point.

[Juxtapose]

Personally I would feel the same about illegal Danish immigrants. I don't want any illegals. Not a single one.

[goaded]

So you're happy to carry your identification papers with you at all times, even on the beach?

[Juxtapose]

I would not need to do that because the USA could do it like Poland does and in Poland you do not need to carry your identification with you at all times. Poland is really good at maintaining a healthy border.

[Jamie05rhs]

AlwaysReckless:

Now you're changing your story again. Lol. Now you're claiming that his mom was the problem. 😂

[Reddreams]

Anti-immigrant sentiment is a terrible thing.

[Juxtapose]

Immigration should be done the right way and in controlled numbers. Only an idiot lets their door be wide open.

[PreferNot2Say]

He's 100% right, as usual

[robocop666]

he did not say that in what you showed

[Juxtapose]

49:57

It comes up really soon after you start the video.

[Dongie]

Nice building.