Paul Ryan supports immigration by white people

This is like Trump wanting more immigrants from Norway.

Oh so we’re good with immigration if it involves certain countries. Good to know. https://t.co/BKklf3kbW1

— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) December 15, 2018

Imagine the Right’s response if a lawmaker of Mexican descent did this … https://t.co/WhemCAxvG7

— Eugene Scott (@Eugene_Scott) December 15, 2018

After blocking comprehensive immigration reform for years, Paul Ryan making a special pitch to bring more White people to America on the way out the door is so fucking perfect that I can't stand it https://t.co/ekhYhDkcXA

— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) December 15, 2018

House Speaker Paul Ryan pushes for thousands of Irish visas as a nod to his ancestral heritage before leaving office https://t.co/VCKOG2fLgp

— POLITICO (@politico) December 14, 2018

Republicans blame death of a child on her family – I blame the Trump administration

She died in US custody. I blame the Trump administration.

LATEST: Seven-year-old girl who died at border did not receive medical care for 90 minutes.

Our report, with @JuliaEAinsley and @CalNBC. https://t.co/8kopVdCegk

— Jacob Soboroff (@jacobsoboroff) December 14, 2018

Modern GOP is a death cult. https://t.co/SYgHzkcB0e

— robneyer ⚾️🧗‍♂️🗽 (@robneyer) December 15, 2018

The government bears responsibility for the health and welfare of people it takes into custody — especially children. https://t.co/i9Cvo0c0gY (via @latimesopinion)

— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) December 15, 2018

A seven-year-old girl from Guatemala died in Border Patrol custody early Saturday morning.

Three days later, CBP Commissioner Kevin McAleenan testified before the Senate Judiciary committee. The Senators questioning him did not know about the death. https://t.co/4o2uzEaPzv

— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) December 14, 2018

I joined @chrislhayes to discuss the tragic death of a seven-year-old girl under @CBP's watch. This culture of cruelty has got to stop.

My colleagues and I have a lot of questions. You can bet I will be asking them when @SecNielsen comes before @HouseJudiciary next week. pic.twitter.com/ywj4seFLdi

— Rep. Pramila Jayapal (@RepJayapal) December 15, 2018

The girl was transported to an El Paso hospital by helicopter but could not be saved. https://t.co/npoxrzBuF0

— Slate (@Slate) December 14, 2018

There are no words to capture the horror of a seven-year-old girl dying of dehydration in U.S. custody. What’s happening at our borders is a humanitarian crisis. https://t.co/8KZeynGjIv

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) December 14, 2018

Trump lies and says immigrants bring communicable diseases

just more made up nonsense but his cult believes it

To get a green card you need to be vaccinated against DT, DTP, DTaP, Td, Tdap, OPV, IPV, MMR, Hib, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, varicella, pneumococcal influenza, rotavirus and meningococcal disease. Which means immigrants are more vaccinated than most of the US population.

— Sebastian McKenzie (@sebmck) December 4, 2018

This admin has consistently demonized immigrants & those seeking refuge. Their policies & actions have galvanized the anti-immigrant movement. We must call out this extreme ideology for what it is – cruel & xenophobic. America is a #NationofImmigrants https://t.co/Wh25i29qwJ

— Jonathan Greenblatt (@JGreenblattADL) December 11, 2018

Trump spinning his case that immigrants represent "tremendous problems" with "communicable disease" and crime — none of which is born out by facts.

— Cathleen Decker (@cathleendecker) December 11, 2018

Something that shouldn’t be lost today—Trump said immigrants bring “large-scale crime & disease” into the USA while sitting next to the Archbishop of Erbil Iraq during the signing of a bill that “directs U.S. assistance toward persecuted communities” https://t.co/sXh9b9ipCt pic.twitter.com/Fvf5dbpApH

— Luke Russert (@LukeRussert) December 12, 2018

Yeah the doubling down on racist rhetoric about saying immigrants carry disease and are “invading” the country while focusing exclusively on immigration really worked well in the midterms, right? https://t.co/xReSEn6Bj6

— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) December 11, 2018

Note: I interviewed senior citizens in a gated Florida retirement community who told me they were worried that the caravan was going to bring deadly diseases to America. Even without any evidence that immigrants will bring "communicable diseases," people believe the Pres Trump. https://t.co/jHDb4Odvsh

— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) December 11, 2018

Polls show the majority does not want Trump’s wall

It’s only a priority for the Trump cult.

Two in three Republicans would rather see a shutdown than Trump compromise on the border wall.

from the article:

“The survey by Marist for NPR and PBS shows that 57 percent of Americans think Trump should compromise to prevent gridlock, and 69 percent say building a border wall should not be a priority. But 65 percent of Republicans do not think Trump should compromise, even if it means a shutdown, and 63 percent say building a wall should be a top priority. ”

ICYMI
Building a wall between the U.S. and Mexico should be:
An immediate priority for Congress 28%
Not an immediate priority 19%
Not a priority at all 50%
(NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll, 11/28 – 12/4/18)
more: https://t.co/y7sFCxMUS3

— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) December 12, 2018

Trump wants to deport refugees from the Vietnam war

There is no security argument, there is no terrorism link, there is no economic argument. At this point it’s clear that Trump’s immigration policy is only about making America Whiter https://t.co/RpGAouXEZP

— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) December 12, 2018

https://t.co/jF4newJOus

— Jack Pitney (@jpitney) December 12, 2018

Holy shit. Trump wants to deport refugees from the VIETNAM WAR.https://t.co/tb65fzw4JZ

— Noah Smith (@Noahpinion) December 12, 2018

Trump golf club employs undocumented immigrants

NEW: Undocumented workers get the job done at President Trump's golf club. My story about who makes his bed, waters the greens and more. Right here: https://t.co/ErJx0tI7nu

— Miriam Jordan (@mirjordan) December 6, 2018

Report: Trump National Golf Club helped undocumented immigrants get fake papers. https://t.co/Z1BCxF0oPd pic.twitter.com/oSxezICwHo

— The New Republic (@newrepublic) December 6, 2018

Trump lied on immigrant aid

Trump has forced the Associated Press to run headlines like this. https://t.co/8I3Wq1ly9D

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) December 4, 2018

Homeland Security again vastly overstates the frequency of fake families at the border

The small number of people detained at the border with kids who weren't their own dropped over the summer, so DHS had to get creative with the numbers. https://t.co/igRRTedkSP

— Philip Bump (@pbump) November 28, 2018

Number of undocumented immigrants in US hits 12-year low

This is based on numbers before Trump took over.

About that undocumented immigrant crisis: @pewresearch estimates the number of undocumented immigrants living in the US has dipped to lowest level in 10 years https://t.co/3hqgUtDuwt

— Salvador Hernandez (@SalHernandez) November 27, 2018

Number of undocumented immigrants in US hits 12-year low, report says https://t.co/l1fTyM257x pic.twitter.com/U3iO8w7bTS

— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) November 27, 2018

The number of Mexican unauthorized immigrants living in the U.S. has declined https://t.co/PaVZF75V10 pic.twitter.com/af5WoRjfZV

— Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) November 28, 2018

The typical unauthorized immigrant has lived in the U.S. for nearly 15 years https://t.co/wlSpxXkRap pic.twitter.com/zNd6TdqOXW

— Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) November 28, 2018

The unauthorized immigrant population has declined in 12 states and grown in 3 states since 2007 https://t.co/O0jeAQxV1j pic.twitter.com/k1wI4wiEzw

— Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) November 27, 2018

Just this week, Trump warned Mississippians about undocumented immigrants taking their jobs.

New data show that the density of such immigrants in the workforce is lower than any point in a decade — and Mississippi is lower still. https://t.co/IzdjSCKywM

— Philip Bump (@pbump) November 28, 2018

Trump on undocumented immigrants: "We don't want those people in Mississippi."

Mississippi does, in fact want those people. The state's ag industry is fueled by migrant, often undocumented, farm workers. pic.twitter.com/48f0PB5jXp

— Christina Wilkie (@christinawilkie) November 26, 2018

Immigrants are key to economic growth

update 12/4

https://twitter.com/JamesFallows/status/1065995698380910593

"Immigration has an overall positive impact on the long-run economic growth in the U.S." This is such an important point to stress in the face of horrible lies about immigrants and "others" as a tactic to divide in order monopolize power and money in the hands of very few. https://t.co/H90bhP46dG

— NGV (@gomez_vel) November 17, 2018

Federal Reserve Chairman Jay Powell says that fewer immigrants and foreign workers will slow economic growth by limiting the ability of businesses to expand. So why is the Trump administration making it harder and harder for legal immigrants to apply? https://t.co/qkVyxJJ1iM

— New York Times Opinion (@nytopinion) November 15, 2018

https://twitter.com/moorehn/status/1065957246557917186

https://twitter.com/SWGiese/status/1065016210570457088

How Trumpism Actually Made Americans More Favorable Toward Immigrants https://t.co/8jztQiPRUH https://t.co/PMXBg7sdLZ

— Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan) November 23, 2018

a good point:

https://twitter.com/JeffreyGoldberg/status/1066357369326764034