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are going to take care of those kids--over and over and over again. And
I was convinced--I want to be convinced--it was a genuine sentiment in
his heart that he was expressing. He has said some harsh things when it comes to immigration. I think
they are fundamentally unfair things--calling Mexican immigrants
murderers, rapists; travel bans against people of the Muslim religion. Those things are, in my mind, inconsistent with the values of this
country. But he said them, and many people found them appealing. Yet he always had a special comment when it came to Dreamers and
DACA, and I thought maybe--just maybe--he is going to give them a
break. He did until yesterday. His announcement that he is going to put an
end to DACA in 6 months--that is going to cause a lot of problems for a
lot of innocent people. The good thing that has happened--if there is
any good to come of this--is that all across America now, there is a
sensitivity, an understanding, an appreciation of who these young
people are. It is almost amazing to me that many folks can miss the
whole debate for a decade or more, but when you start talking about
removing this protection under law, people wake up, stand up, and speak
up.
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Generalization that Mexican immigrants are murderers and rapists.
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