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Taking on immigrants in US could be time-bomb for Trump
AFP Via Yahoo News ^ | 08/30/2015 | Ramon Sahmkow

Posted on 08/30/2015 6:31:20 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

Washington (AFP) - Billionaire Donald Trump has soared in opinion polls for the Republican presidential primary, but inflammatory anti-immigrant rhetoric could cost him the crucial Latino vote in the 2016 White House race.

"What Trump is doing is political suicide," says Patricio Zamorano, executive director of the consulting firm Infoamericas.info.

Since launching his campaign in June, "The Donald" has catapulted to the top of the Republican polls, ahead of 16 other candidates, and at 28 percent this week he is streaking away from his nearest rival by 16 points.

Immigration has dominated the agenda since then, with Trump, 69, promising to build a wall to keep Mexicans -- who he has attacked as drug traffickers and rapists -- from entering the United States illegally.

He has also promised to deport the more than 11 million people living in the United States illegally and to eliminate their US-born children's right to nationality, which the outspoken Trump sees as a magnet for undocumented immigrants.

- Courting conservatives -

View galleryJuan Jose Gutierrez leads a coalition of Latino community … Juan Jose Gutierrez leads a coalition of Latino community leaders in a protest against the policies … With his blunt speaking style and refusal to bow to mainstream political correctness, Trump -- whom some Republicans slam as not conservative enough -- actually has won a lot of support from the party's most conservative, who are also the most active in primary voting.

But at the same time, the mega-rich developer has drawn anger and scorn from Hispanics, the fastest-growing US minority group, numbering 54 million, and 10 percent of voters.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016; aliens; illegals; immigration; trump
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

Your are quite correct. The idiot does not know the difference between legal and illegal immigration.


21 posted on 08/30/2015 6:40:13 PM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: SeekAndFind
On one side, the chamber of commerce, politicians from both parties and the racialists.

On the other, the great preponderance of the American people.

This issue more than any other will demonstrate once and for all whether we resemble in any way the representative republic we were intended to be.

22 posted on 08/30/2015 6:40:37 PM PDT by skeeter
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To: SeekAndFind
Trump only has to run ads with what Caesar Chavez, HiLiary and Hairy Reed had to say about illegal immigrants. They all opposed them. Caesar Chavez, IIRC, coined the phrase 'wetbacks' when talking about illegals.
23 posted on 08/30/2015 6:41:30 PM PDT by FatherofFive (Islam is evil and must be eradicated)
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Sit down! Go back to Univision.

Support Free Republic.

24 posted on 08/30/2015 6:41:42 PM PDT by RedMDer (Support Free Republic and Keep FReedom ALIVE!)
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To: Vigilanteman

Trump wants to reduce legal immigration as well. If we don’t reduce legal immigration, the Dems will be the permanent majority party. Immigrants vote more than two to one Dem.


25 posted on 08/30/2015 6:41:47 PM PDT by kabar
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To: SeekAndFind

I don’t care what leftists & illegal foreigners think.

...“Democrats have opened our borders to all manner of horrific Third World violence, crime, and disease. The GOP has supported and endorsed this vile activity every single step of the way. Trump has tapped into the fury of the American people over the unrelenting anti-American NWO push of our paid employees in government. Trump could win this on this one issue alone. Americans are tired of being betrayed by their government on both sides of the aisle.”...


26 posted on 08/30/2015 6:41:49 PM PDT by Lopeover (2016 Election is about allegiance to the United States)
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To: SeekAndFind

If it was going to blow up in his face, it would have already done so by now. Instead, quite the opposite has happened.


27 posted on 08/30/2015 6:41:52 PM PDT by gop4lyf (Gay marriage is neither)
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To: SeekAndFind
He has also promised to deport the more than 11 million people living in the United States illegally and to eliminate their US-born children's right to nationality, which the outspoken Trump sees as a magnet for undocumented immigrants.

The 14th Amendment does NOT convey citizenship to children born of criminal, Illegal Aliens. That is a MYTH. The US Supreme Court has NEVER issued a ruling conveying birthright citizenship to those born of criminal, illegal aliens.

28 posted on 08/30/2015 6:42:12 PM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: Regulator

Why couldn’t the headline have been:

“Trump’s immigration policy could be the road to good times for all Americans?”


29 posted on 08/30/2015 6:43:26 PM PDT by GilGil
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To: SeekAndFind

Meh

I really don’t give a flip what all the lefties and activists tell me


30 posted on 08/30/2015 6:44:14 PM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: SeekAndFind
I have relatives who are not American citizens and they all believe that the US should enforce its borders.

They believe only the cr@p comes into the US illegally. The same cr@p that went through their countries, illegally, and brought in the drug crimes of the past 20 years.

31 posted on 08/30/2015 6:45:09 PM PDT by ConservativeMind ("Humane" = "Don't pen up pets or eat meat, but allow infanticide, abortion, and euthanasia.")
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To: Toddsterpatriot
A point that is rarely made and never in the media.

To them the gang banger who is running around raping little girls is EXACTLY the same as the person who came in with a visa and green card, worked for years and is now a US citizen.

The naturalized citizen is not exactly pleased with this.

32 posted on 08/30/2015 6:45:29 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Proud Infidel, Gun Nut, Religious Fanatic and Freedom Fiend)
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To: SeekAndFind

The writer of the article and most of those quoted in it are pro-lawlessness. This nation has reached a point where we will either return to a lawful immigration system now, or the numbers and lawlessness will grow so much larger that there will be little hope in turning it back.


33 posted on 08/30/2015 6:46:15 PM PDT by Will88
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To: Texas Eagle

This is very true. I say this from personal knowledge.


34 posted on 08/30/2015 6:46:49 PM PDT by ConservativeMind ("Humane" = "Don't pen up pets or eat meat, but allow infanticide, abortion, and euthanasia.")
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To: SeekAndFind

Ramon, try walking aboard that 727 without going through security. You wouldn’t do it and you don’t want anyone else doing it. Why then are you turning a blind eye to those walking aboard U.S. America without a security check? Would it be a remote possibility that that back pack used for carrying heroin, could be used to carry a nuke? Think about your 20 million illegal friends who might die when that nuke triggers an EMP pulse to fry everything electronic. We have to weed out the bad guys imbedded with your illegal friends.


35 posted on 08/30/2015 6:49:54 PM PDT by jonrick46 (The Left has a mental disorder: A totalitarian mindset..)
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To: SeekAndFind

Yahoo *it figures, The IMMIGRANTS are not identified as ILLEGALS...they are. ILLEGALS!! and, as THE LAW does not give ILLEGALS a vote, what the hay. THE LAW is still in effect is it not? Well, it was at one time; now, not so much. Bite the bullet, big boys, your time is UP. Your children might be able to ‘stay’ but your bodies are about to travel. If you love your ‘child’ so much, take your ‘child’ with you. Speak our language, learn our history, our culture, go back from whence you came and try again through the front door....just as our ancestors had to. This country is for US. WE made it, and WE plan to keep it.

Comprende??


36 posted on 08/30/2015 6:53:08 PM PDT by V K Lee
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To: GilGil

They would never admit that.

It’s always the Mexican mau mau tactic: Ju better not try to stop us, or lotsa bad tings weel happen! We are beeg! We are powerful!

Which is all a bunch of crap. If he gets just 4% more of the white vote then Romney did he wins.

They know that and they are scared crapless. The takeover plan is about to go south.


37 posted on 08/30/2015 6:53:26 PM PDT by Regulator
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To: SeekAndFind

That’s what the illegal-alien invader would like him to believe. Kick the cretins out...seize their assets. If they return, 1,000 years at hard labor...building the wall.


38 posted on 08/30/2015 6:53:59 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: BlueStateRightist
Trump needs to use the phrase, "Rule of Law!" in every speech and interview.
39 posted on 08/30/2015 6:56:12 PM PDT by Cobra64 (Common sense isn't common anymore.)
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To: BlueStateRightist; All
Trump needs to use the phrase, "Rule of Law!" in every speech and interview.
40 posted on 08/30/2015 6:56:34 PM PDT by Cobra64 (Common sense isn't common anymore.)
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