How obviously racist can you get? The bigotry of Trump and his appointees is right out in the open now.
Cuccinelli on the Statue of Liberty sounds a lot like Trump on "shithole" countrieshttps://t.co/oiQ2l4eVgN
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) August 14, 2019
They are telling you they want the country to only be white. How much clearer could this be? https://t.co/IDK2uQnGGJ
— Neera Tanden (@neeratanden) August 13, 2019
It’s NOT like we didn’t know that Trumpers believe that European immigrants are better than other (that wasn’t true at the time, just read up on the treatment of Irish, Italians & Poles) immigrants, but MUCHAS GRACIAS to Ken CuCinelli for going full racist and making it clear.
— Pam Keith (@PamKeithFL) August 14, 2019
The whole point of the Trump political experiment has been to make subtext text. This is just the latest installment.
— Julia Ioffe (@juliaioffe) August 14, 2019
(P.S. It's funny how now all of Europe is okay, but 100 years ago, a man with a name like Cuccinelli was from the "wrong" part of that continent.) https://t.co/5b4NA1WoJi
George Washington, 1783:
— Michiko Kakutani (@michikokakutani) August 13, 2019
"The bosom of America is open to receive not only the opulent & respectable Stranger, but the oppressed & persecuted of all Nations & Religions; whom we shall wellcome to a participation of all our rights & privileges"
It's the daily rhetoric on immigration that's reshaping politics more than the extremes.
— Philip Bump (@pbump) August 14, 2019
Trump picked it up from conservative media in 2014 and revived it, pushing his party to the right. https://t.co/oJ2s3H7xAo pic.twitter.com/EjyoP9LIYo
Trump is not anti-immigrant. His Slovenian in-laws became US citizens last Aug.
— Bishop Talbert Swan (@TalbertSwan) August 13, 2019
There are nearly 6 million European immigrants.
There are 600,000 undocumented European immigrants and 100,000 undocumented Canadian immigrants.
Be clear, Trump is anti-non-white immigrant.
This is Trumpism in a nutshell. Rewriting the proudest of American traditions &
— Neal Katyal (@neal_katyal) August 13, 2019
Reviving the worst impulses of our nation.
Disgrace. https://t.co/gDhIbIhzRz
The genius of America is that it is a self-selecting nation of immigrants formed by those who want a better life. That’s a huge part of what makes America more than just a place on the map with a flag. People like Cuccinelli & Trump are fundamentally anti-American. https://t.co/jR0ZsqGu44
— stuart stevens (@stuartpstevens) August 13, 2019
This hateful, bigoted rule is a direct assault on our nation’s proud heritage as a beacon of hope and opportunity for all and a clear attempt to demonize and terrorize the newcomers who make America more American. It will be swiftly challenged and defeated in the courts. https://t.co/x5q4E6KpPD
— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) August 13, 2019
It really is stunning that the descendent of Irish and Italian immigrants would so cavalierly attack the immigrant tradition that has made America great.https://t.co/ELqszsOjbj
— David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) August 13, 2019
That’s two rewrites in one day of a poem that for more than a century has defined America as a nation of immigrants, open to all. Not just European immigrants. Not just wealthy immigrants. All immigrants. My @PostOpinions column: https://t.co/Dybqgd8sRP
— Max Boot (@MaxBoot) August 14, 2019
5 things you should know about Trump’s latest legal immigration crackdown: https://t.co/oSq0mcFJHV
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) August 13, 2019
Any immigrant who, like Trump, can stand up on their own two feet with a “very small loan” from daddy of $60 million should be allowed to stay in America. https://t.co/fGsLkESVMl
— Ron Charles (@RonCharles) August 13, 2019
It could be helpful, when covering anti-immigration policymakers like @USCISCuccinelli, to include *their* immigrant story for context (which I assume is in public records). They are trying to create an Us v. Them paradigm, while distancing themselves from their own history 1/
— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) August 14, 2019
Sad! 