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The Racism and Antisemitism Behind Trump’s Border Policy
What were once fringe racist conspiracy theories have become part of the mainstream Republican platform
There has been much discussion about the reelection of former president Donald Trump and his proposed immigration policies. The Republican platform focusing solely on the southern border and the targeting of Latin American and Caribbean Island immigrants in its campaign’s rhetoric tells the story. However, the underlying views behind those policies are inherently racist and antisemitic, as noted in hate group manifestos as well as those of racist mass murderers.
The written diatribes of the attackers at the Tops Grocery Store in Buffalo, NY, a synagogue in Pittsburgh, PA, a community center in Christchurch, New Zealand, and at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, among others, all promoted the narrative that an intentional attempt to make white people extinct is underway. While not new ideas in racist circles and among hate groups, these conspiracy theories have seen a resurgence in the last 20 years and are actively developing new theories with so-called “facts” that bolster the narrative.
Conservative policy institutes, far-right influencers, and lawmakers across the country…
