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Immigration has always been a controversial subject in the United States. As a new administration begins its four-year reign, many illegal immigrants are worried about their positions within the U.S. For centuries, immigrants have migrated to the U.S. in hopes of obtaining the \u201cAmerican Dream.\u201d However, when Trump announced his intention to run for the presidency, the American Dream seemed to become inaccessible for many hopeful Mexican and Muslim immigrants. Trump\u2019s campaign rhetoric hit home for many Americans, and his ideals made him a forerunner for the Republican party. His fear mongering resonated with what so many white, Midwestern and Southern Americans believe: illegal Mexican immigrants are coming into America to rape our women, murder us, and take away jobs from hardworking citizens and Muslim immigrants are coming here to create terror. This led him to propose the building of a wall between the U.S. and Mexican border. He also proposed a travel ban on people from six majority Muslim countries. These, he deemed were a safety measure. As Trump continuously utilized institutional racism to grow his popularity among U.S. voters, Mexican and Muslim immigrants\u2019 fears heightened. His controversial election shocked the world, leading many world leaders to welcome immigrants into their countries with open arms. Justin Trudeau, Canada\u2019s prime minister, especially pushed back against Trump\u2019s proposed bills<\/a>. Throughout this dark time in American politics, Canada has continuously led by example as to how immigrants should be treated. <\/p>\n

Recently, the Trump administration executed a mass-deportation of many illegal immigrants back to Mexico. With tensions already heightened between Mexico and the U.S., this angered the Mexican government. Throughout Trump\u2019s campaign<\/a>, he ignorantly stated that Mexico would be paying for a wall on the U.S.-Mexican border. However, Mexican President Enrique Pe\u00f1a Nieto has continuously stated that Mexico would not pay for such an extravagant measure. Further, Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray has said that he will vigorously fight the deportations of undocumented immigrants back to Mexico, as well as refuse to accept any non-Mexicans sent across the border (Agren and Stanglin). Videgaray has also said that the treatment of Mexican migrants in the United States will top Mexico\u2019s agenda when President Nieto meets with the U.S. Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security. This announcement came shortly after Trump\u2019s administration unveiled its tough new guidelines for enforcing immigration laws (Agren and Stanglin). The Trump Administration\u2019s new guidelines are an example of the bullying that was prevalent during his campaign, and that is continuing well into his presidency. The Mexican government has even suggested it will go to the United Nations to defend the rights of its migrants (Agren and Stanglin). <\/p>\n

Trump
\ngained popularity because of his so-called tough-on-crime platform, however, he
\nincessantly forces his political ideals on the world, straining U.S.-World
\nrelations. Mexico is an important ally, but Trump\u2019s unfair proposals are
\nfurther damaging an important relationship, as well as potentially hurting the
\nAmerican economy. Although the Department of Homeland Security has said the new
\ndirectives focus on criminals and those who pose a threat to the U.S., they
\nexpand the authority of federal agents to deport most of the 11 million
\nundocumented immigrants currently living in the United States (Agren and
\nStanglin).<\/p>\n

Mexican
\nimmigrants are not the only ones who Trump attacked on the campaign trail. He
\nalso proposed a ban on Muslims. The Muslim ban is an extremely offensive and
\nracist directive, as it is like that of Adolf Hitler\u2019s when he terrorized
\nGermany\u2019s Jewish community. The Muslim ban is yet another example of Trump\u2019s
\nuse of ones\u2019 identity to instill unnecessary hatred. Recently in the news, many
\nimmigrants from seven majority Muslim countries have been stopped at airports
\nupon entering the U.S. \u00a0Many of these
\nMuslims work for U.S. companies or are students, teachers, and people trying to
\nvisit their family members. <\/p>\n

On
\nJanuary 31st<\/sup>, 2017, Trump signed an executive order that
\nindefinitely suspends admissions of Syrian refugees and limits the flow of
\nother refugees in a process he has coined as \u201cextreme vetting.\u201d This executive
\norder was a way to make good on one of his campaign promises to tighten border
\nsecurity and halt certain refugees from entering the U.S. According to CNN, the
\norder bars all persons from certain \u201cterror-prone\u201d countries from
\nentering the United States for 90 days and suspends the U.S. Refugee Admissions
\nProgram for 120 days until it is reinstated \u201conly for nationals of
\ncountries for whom\u201d members of Trump\u2019s Cabinet deem can be properly
\nvetted. The countries impacted by this hurtful ban are Iran, Iraq, Syria, Sudan,
\nLibya, Yemen and Somalia. His order also set out to cancel the Visa Interview
\nWaiver Program, which once allowed repeat travelers to the United States to be
\nable to forgo an in-person interview to renew their visa (Merica). Under the
\nnew order, these travelers will now have to have in-person interviews.<\/p>\n

Fortunately,
\nDemocrats across the country vigorously fought this unlawful ban. A Washington
\nstate federal judge issued a temporary nationwide restraining order which
\nstopped President Trump\u2019s executive order banning citizens of seven countries from
\nentering the United States (Seipel). The travel ban unfairly targets Muslims
\nand violates the constitutional rights of immigrants and their families. Just
\nlike Mexican immigrants, Muslims have been targeted by Trump and racially
\nprofiled. <\/p>\n

After
\nTrump was elected as the 45th<\/sup> President of the United States, Canada
\nbegan to prepare itself for a surge in Mexican migrants. Canada reportedly
\nlifted the visa requirement amid the uncertainty of Donald Trump\u2019s promises to
\ncrack down on undocumented immigrants. Mexican visitors will now no longer need
\nvisas to enter Canada. This momentous move has Canada anticipating an influx in
\nMexican tourists and business travelers. The visa was enacted in 2009, by
\nCanada\u2019s previous Conservative government to address an increase in \u201cbogus\u201d
\nrefugee claims (The Guardian). This visa lift, instated right after Trump\u2019s
\nvows to expel millions of illegal immigrants, could cause a substantial
\nincrease in Mexican asylum seekers.<\/p>\n

According
\nto The Guardian, between the years 2005 and 2008, refugee claims from Mexico
\nnearly tripled. This made Mexico the number one source country for claims, with
\nmore than 9,400 claims filed by Mexicans in 2008. However, only 11% were
\naccepted (The Guardian). The previously Conservative Canadian government
\nembraced the visa as a means of border control. However, the Canadian
\ngovernment was pressured by Mexico to end the policy after the number of asylum
\nseekers plummeted in 2015. Justin Trudeau, the current Canadian prime minister
\nagreed to get rid of the visa in exchange for Mexico expanding its imports of
\nCanadian beef (The Guardian). In an interview, Justin Trudeau stated that this
\nmove would make it easier for Canada\u2019s Mexican friends to visit while helping
\ngrow Canada\u2019s local economies and strengthen their communities. During the time
\nthe visa lift was announced, no one believed that Trump stood a real chance of
\nwinning the presidency against Hillary Clinton, the popular democratic
\ncandidate especially after his vows to build the wall along the shared border
\nof the U.S. and Mexico. \u00a0Although Canada
\nlifted the visa requirement for Mexican travelers without anticipating Trump\u2019s
\npresidency, it came at a time when Mexican migrants needed it the most. Canada
\nhas proven itself to be a leader and a friend in a difficult time for
\nimmigrants worldwide.<\/p>\n

An
\nimmigration lawyer in Toronto, Lorne Waldman, said that the lifting of the visa
\nrequirement is going to be a major factor attracting people to come to Canada. Anticipating
\nan influx of migrants, Waldman compared it to the wave of Muslims that entered
\nCanada after 9\/11. As Muslims saw a significant crackdown on immigrants
\nentering the U.S. from the Middle East, there was increase in the number of
\npeople who crossed the border from the U.S. into Canada at that time. <\/p>\n

Since
\nday one of his campaign, Trump has used racist lingo. In his first speech, back
\nin 2015, he labeled Mexican immigrants as rapists and criminals. He also went
\non to say that Mexico is not sending their best people, rather they\u2019re sending
\npeople with lots of problems. He further stated that Mexican immigrants were
\nbringing in drugs and bringing in crime. A few weeks later, he labeled Mexican
\nimmigrants as \u201ckillers.\u201d Trump\u2019s continuous use of hateful rhetoric is
\ndamaging. By labeling these people, he is instilling fear in the American
\npeople of a group of individuals, who for the most part, just want to create
\nbetter lives for themselves. Trump even went so far as to say that the Mexican
\ngovernment was purposely sending us criminals because they don\u2019t want to deal
\nwith them. By making false accusations, Trump is creating an unnecessary hatred
\nof a group of people who are in the United States to obtain the American Dream
\nthat for over two hundred years, we have proudly represented as a core American
\nvalue. <\/p>\n

By
\n2016, President Trump had made numerous racist remarks about people with
\nMexican heritage. He criticized a federal judge who presided over a fraud case
\nagainst Trump University. He angrily suggested that the court ruling wouldn\u2019t
\nbe fair because the jurist was Mexican. Curiel, an Indiana native, refused to
\ndismiss the civil lawsuits Trump was facing. At many of his rallies, supporters
\nchanted \u201cbuild the wall,\u201d a rallying cry of thinly vailed racism. \u00a0His hurtful rhetoric promotes racism. <\/p>\n

NPR
\npublished an article on Trump\u2019s CPAC appearance. President Donald Trump made
\nthe claim that while he was speaking, immigration officers were out finding
\ngang members, drug dealers and criminal aliens and throwing them out. Trump\u2019s
\nclaims falsely create assumptions of the type of people coming the United
\nStates. As a third-generation American, I find these to be incredibly hurtful.
\nMy great grandparents fled from Nazi Germany to Colombia in hopes of a better
\nlife. From Colombia, they traveled to the United States. My great grandparents,
\njust like so many other immigrants, came to the United States to follow the
\nAmerican Dream. The United States provides hope for so many people, and Trump
\nhas continuously made offensive statements that tarnish the American ideals. <\/p>\n

Canada\u2019s
\nprime minister Justin Trudeau weighed in on Trump\u2019s controversial immigrant
\nban. He tweeted that Canada would welcome immigrants and refugees fleeing from
\npersecution. He mentioned that diversity is where Canada\u2019s strength lies. He
\nalso tweeted a #CanadianIsACanadian.\u201d It is leaders like this who better the
\nworld. Trump has continuously bullied people and shamed them for their
\nidentity. He claims that refugees want to hurt Americans, however most of them
\njust want to escape the war-torn countries they come from. Canada has also
\nannounced that they will continue to accept asylum seekers who are crossing the
\nU.S.-Canada border. The number of refugees crossing the border into Canada has
\nincreased in recent weeks amid fears that President Trump will crack down on illegal
\nimmigrants. <\/p>\n

Trudeau
\ntold parliament that Canada remains an open country because Canadians trust
\ntheir immigration system and the integrity of their borders and the help they
\nprovide for people looking for safety (Reuters). Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen
\nalso said Canada would continue to honor the Canada-U.S. Safe Third Country
\nAgreement (Reuters). This agreement requires Canada to turn back refugees if
\nthey make asylum claims at Canadian border crossings with the United States. However,
\nAmnesty International and other groups are worried that the United States is
\nnot safe for refugees and are pressuring the Canadian government to abandon the
\nagreement. The United States has always been considered the home of the free
\nwhich is why it is such an attractive location for immigrants. <\/p>\n

Trump
\nhas made it okay for people to be openly racist. White nationalist groups
\nacross the country have voiced their support for his presidency and Trump has
\nnot denounced them. Steve Bannon, Trump\u2019s chief strategist, is chairman of the
\nalt-right website Breitbart News. Bannon\u2019s ex-wife has accused him of being
\nanti-Semitic. Bannon\u2019s nomination was controversial as he is known to be
\nracist. It is choices like these that make minorities feel unwelcome in the
\nUnited States. Former president Barack Obama touted the United States as an
\naccepting nation of people from all walks of life. He championed the U.S. as a
\nprovider of hope for immigrants worldwide, and as a country which allows
\nimmigrants to celebrate their heritage. Trump is leading America down a
\ndifferent path, a path that only celebrates white Americans, and leaves
\nminorities flailing and feeling like they don\u2019t belong.<\/p>\n

Recently
\na Kansas man shot and killed an Indian engineer, injured another and also an
\nAmerican. He reportedly yelled \u201cget out of my country\u201d and was making racial
\nslurs prior to the incident. This is not the first time a racially-motivated
\nact of violence has been perpetrated in recent months. When Trump began
\ncampaigning for his presidency, racist white Americans were reported to have
\ncommitted hate crimes more than once. In some areas of the United States, Nazi
\npropaganda has popped up, a seemingly common trend as Trump became president
\nwhich has made immigrants, refugees, people of color, and the like
\nuncomfortable. In fact, many people are starting to feel unsafe leaving their
\nhomes due to the horrific acts of violence that are taking place. <\/p>\n

Geana
\nJavier, a columnist for the Daily Evergreen, recently wrote an article on hate
\nspeech abusing free speech rights. She acknowledged that we have reached a time
\nwhere political divisiveness has attained extreme levels (Javier). It seems
\nthat since Donald Trump\u2019s election, people have used the right to freedom of
\nspeech as a shield to protect hate speech.\u00a0
\nAs previously mentioned, Trump stated that Mexico is not sending the
\nU.S. its \u201cbest people,\u201d but instead rapists and drug dealers.\u00a0 Geana Javier states that these comments
\ntarget an entire ethnic group and paints them in a negative light. Through
\nthese sorts of statements, Trump has disguised his racist opinions as
\nimmigration policies. Trump is instilling fear in the American people of an entire
\nethnic group who, for the most part, are good people. Immigrants have not
\ncontributed any more to crime than was already happening in the United States. It
\nis deeply distressing that intolerant social views are reflected in current
\npolitical policy.<\/p>\n

Yahya
\nAbu Romman, a 22-year-old language major, does not feel welcome in the United
\nStates. He is a Jordanian citizen, but Syrian born. Upon his college
\ngraduation, he planned a six-week trip to the United States to celebrate. He
\nlanded in O\u2019Hare International Airport a few days after Trump\u2019s travel ban was
\ninstated. It was there and
\nthen that the positive impression of the U.S. which his father had instilled in
\nhim evaporated (Arraf). Romman\u2019s father was a graduate from the University of
\nIllinois. He\u2019d always told Abu that America is the land of justice, opportunity,
\ngenerosity and kindness (Arraf). Upon landing at O\u2019Hare, however, a border officer
\ncould not understand why Romman did not have a Syrian passport. Discussion
\nensued about his brother who had lived illegally in the U.S. and overstayed a
\nvisa before becoming a citizen (Arraf). Emails were found by the border guards
\non Romman\u2019s phone to flight schools he\u2019d applied to in the U.S. The officer was
\nnot convinced that he was not planning to stay in the U.S. after flight school.
\nThis led to Romman\u2019s visa being cancelled. When he wanted to call the Embassy
\nbefore signing the papers agreeing to being deported, he was threatened by the
\nborder officer and told that if he did not sign, he\u2019d be banned from entering
\nthe U.S. ever again. Romman had visited the U.S. before and felt that the
\npeople were welcoming. At the present time, however, he feels that is not the
\ncase.\u00a0 In his opinion, he is safer
\nremaining in Jordan: \u201cAmerica was an opportunity for people here before. But
\nnow, no one is actually thinking about the United States for a future place to
\nlive (Arraf).\u201d It is experiences like these that make many people wary of
\nAmericans. Trump has made it clear that if you are not white and a native-born
\nAmerican, you are not worthy of respect. <\/p>\n

A
\ncinematographer was barred from entering the United States to attend the Oscars
\nafter his film was nominated for an academy award. The 21-year-old worked on
\nthe harrowing film of his home country\u2019s civil war, The<\/em> White Helmets<\/em>,
\naccording to TIME Magazine. The Department of Homeland Security decided at the
\nlast minute to block Khaled Khateeb from traveling to Los Angeles for the
\nOscars (Katz). Because Khateeb was travelling from one of the Muslim majority
\ncountries which Trump had banned, he was barred entrance into the United States.
\nThis is just another example of how Trump is using immigration laws to promote
\nhis racist agenda. His ban affects many people from all over the world who have
\nlegitimate reasons for travelling to the United States.<\/p>\n

Khaled
\nAlmilaji is yet another victim of Trump\u2019s controversial ban. He has been
\nstranded in Turkey since January 2017. His wife, who is pregnant with their
\nfirst child, patiently awaits his return to Rhode Island. A student at Brown
\nUniversity, Almilaji has worked feverishly to keep up with his classes from
\noverseas. After a federal judge froze Trump\u2019s ban, Almilaji had hope of
\nreturning to his wife. Unfortunately, his hopes were dashed as he realized the
\nnew reality for Syrians trying to study in the United States. Khaled Almilaji
\nhas said that now Canada is looking like a better option. <\/p>\n

Paul
\nDavidson, the president of Universities Canada, has said they have seen an
\ninflux of applications from international students. The Universities Canada
\nwebsite, dedicated to providing information about schools in the country, has
\ndoubled in views since November (Students Turn to Canada in Trump Immigration
\nEra). Canada\u2019s most elite universities including McGill, McMaster and the
\nUniversity of Toronto saw large increases in applications from students in the
\nUnited States. Rebekah Robinson, a senior at a predominantly white school in
\nMaryland mentioned she was attracted to the University of Toronto because of the
\ndiversity of its student body (Students Turn to Canada in Trump Immigration Era).
\nRobinson, who did not support Donald Trump in the recent presidential election,
\nsaid that his nomination made Canada even more appealing. This is not an
\nuncommon story in recent months. Typically, the flow of students has been
\ngreater from north of the border rather than south, however that it is changing
\nas tensions in the United States continue to grow. Because of the recent
\nchanges in immigration policies in Canada, it is easier for international
\nstudents to study there and stay upon graduation. <\/p>\n

When
\nstudents were asked why they were interested in the University of Toronto, many
\nreasons were cited, most notably that the University of Toronto is ranked among
\nthe top five public universities internationally and that it is a globally
\nfriendly college in a globally friendly country (Students Turn to Canada in
\nTrump Immigration Era). Over the years, Canada has made attracting talent from
\naround the world a focal point. The University of Toronto is no different, and
\nproudly boasts that its doors are open to the world. The United States,
\nhowever, is the opposite. Unlike Canada, the United States is now a dangerous
\nplace for many foreign nationals to be. President Donald Trump has continuously
\nused demeaning terminology and racial slurs during his campaign and his
\npresidency which has led many people of color to question their safety in a
\ncountry which has for so long championed itself as the land of the free. Donald
\nTrump\u2019s hateful rhetoric makes it okay for people to be openly racist, and even
\nworse, express it.<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s
\nhate speech does not only affect Muslims and Mexicans.\u00a0 Since the election, more than 1,000 hate
\ncrimes have been recorded. The Southern Poverty Law Center indicated that these
\nnumbers were normally expected over a six-month period. Further, there have
\nbeen at least sixteen attacks on synagogues and other Jewish centers. Donald
\nTrump, unfortunately, has kept relatively quiet about many of these
\nanti-Semitic episodes. When reporters pressed him on it, Trump repeatedly
\nstated that he was not racist, nor was he anti-Semitic. He even went so far as
\nto say that any anti-Semitic behavior was the work of his political opponents
\n(Memoli). There has been a surge in racist and anti-Semitic graffiti and
\nvandalism since Trump\u2019s election, including the use of Nazi imagery. According
\nto CNN, an astounding forty-eight Jewish Community Centers reported bomb
\nthreats in the month of January alone. Trump, who claims to love Jewish people,
\nis under scrutiny for his lack of action and his indifference to these hate
\ncrimes perpetrated on the Jewish community. <\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s
\nMuslim ban is a prime example of his racist agenda and a measure that Canada
\nhas openly opposed. After Trump announced his plans to propose a ban, Justin
\nTrudeau tweeted that Canada would be a welcoming place to all. Universities
\nCanada has also expressed their support of internationals fleeing persecution,
\nby welcoming students, faculty, and staff from around the world to its
\ncampuses. Unlike the United States, Canada proclaims that international
\nimmigrants bring new knowledge, talent, and skills to higher education,
\nresearch, and innovation to the benefit of all Canadians (Students Turn to
\nCanada in Trump Immigration Era). Some Canadian schools even offered to waive
\napplication fees for students who were affected by the order, and to consider
\ntranscripts of those hoping to complete academic work in Canada (Students Turn
\nto Canada in Trump Immigration Era). Trump\u2019s ban is an impediment to the free
\nflow of people and ideas and the values of diversity and inclusion, which are
\nof the utmost importance in a strong society. <\/p>\n

ATTN
\nVideo posted a video on Facebook which addressed how the economy would suffer
\nwithout immigrants. According to ATTN Video, America would lose up to 70% of
\nits farm workers, which would lead to skyrocketing food prices. Agricultural
\nproduction could lose as much as sixty billion dollars. Job creation would also
\ndecrease as immigrants contribute to population growth which in turn increases
\nthe demand for workers. To say that the reason people don\u2019t have jobs because
\nof immigrants is untrue and ignorant. Without immigrants, social security would
\ntake a serious hit because not enough taxes would be paid in. In 2010,
\nundocumented workers alone contributed 13 billion dollars to the fund. Experts
\nsay that increasing immigration could actually save social security. Instead of
\nhelping \u201cmake America great again,\u201d Trump\u2019s views and policies on immigration
\nwhich are not based in fact, not only promote racism, but hurt the economy and
\nruin relations between the U.S. and other countries.<\/p>\n

Canada
\nhas said it will allow 300,000 immigrants to enter the country in 2017. Although
\nthis target is unchanged from that of 2016\u2019s plan, it is well above the average
\nnumber of immigrants who were admitted from 2011 to 2015. John McCallum, Canada\u2019s
\nMinister of Immigration, has said that making 300,000 the permanent target will
\nlead to economic growth. Canada, which has an aging population and needs a
\nyounger population to boost its economy, is hoping that robust immigration will
\nhelp address this problem.\u00a0 And, over the
\nnext five years, Canada is hoping to increase the number of immigrants they
\naccept to 450,000.<\/p>\n

Donald
\nTrump wants to impose laws against immigrants which will be detrimental to the
\nUnited States\u2019 economic growth. The United States is a nation full of
\nimmigrants. Without these hardworking individuals, the economy will suffer.
\nImmigrants start businesses and are thirty percent more likely to do so than
\npeople who are non-immigrants.\u00a0 In fact,
\nimmigrants comprise eighteen percent of all small business owners in the United
\nStates today. Immigrant-owned businesses also create jobs for American
\ncitizens. The Fiscal Policy Institute did a study in 2007 on businesses owned
\nby immigrants and found that 4.7 million people are employed by immigrants who
\nown businesses. Not only do immigrants create jobs for millions of Americans,
\nthey are also more likely to create jobs for other immigrants. According to the
\nU.S. Department of Labor, 7.5 percent of the foreign born are self-employed
\ncompared to 6.6 percent among the native-born (Furman and Gray). Immigrants are
\nan important part of the American economy. They offer innovative thinking,
\nwhich in turn helps the United States develop cutting-edge technology. Donald
\nTrump would like the American people to believe that we do not need immigrants
\nand has continuously promoted the idea that immigrants are dangerous to the
\nUnited States and to its people. He would like people to believe that Mexican
\nimmigrants are drug dealers, murderers, rapists and other criminals and that Muslim
\nones are more likely to be terrorists than non-Muslim American citizens.<\/p>\n

Fortunately,
\nnot all Americans hold the same beliefs as our current President. \u00a0At least thirty-seven cities across the United
\nStates have indicated that they will not comply with Trump\u2019s aggressive
\nimmigration policies. These cities, known as \u201csanctuary cities,\u201d tend to be located
\nin some of the more liberal areas of the United States. Cities including San
\nFrancisco, Portland, Seattle, and New York have stood in defiance against the
\nnew President of the United States. In retaliation, President Trump has stated
\nthat he will cancel federal funding directed to these cities, which may limit
\nthis act of federal disobedience. <\/p>\n

Donald
\nTrump has made good on many of his promises regarding immigration through the
\nmany executive orders he has issued. These radical actions against immigration
\nhave made many feel less secure, and in some cases, downright terrorized. Trump
\nhas signed two executive orders that direct the Department of Homeland Security
\nto start building the wall along the border with Mexico. This promise was a
\ncornerstone of his campaign. Many are concerned that it will ramp up the
\nrepression of the undocumented and anyone who is suspected of being
\nundocumented to a whole new level. His travel ban, another executive order
\nTrump hoped to pass, targeted Muslims and singled them out as being more likely
\nto commit terrorist acts and therefore, they must all be kept out. This
\nignorant belief highlights the fact that racism is still prevalent in the
\nUnited States. It is astounding that a nation which is so diverse, voted for a
\nman like Donald Trump. The hate and ignorance at the core of his political
\nagenda, which is directed at some of the most vulnerable groups of people in
\nthe United States and the world, is clear. <\/p>\n

Among
\nthe provisions within Trump\u2019s executive orders for his so-called wall is the instruction
\nto detain every single undocumented immigrant. This also includes families with
\nchildren who have been captured by the Border Patrol and who are held in a
\nfacility. His executive order would get rid of agents\u2019 discretion to
\n\u201cdetain and release\u201d people under the condition that they appear for
\nan asylum interview or court date (Katch). This means that detainees will have
\na much harder time obtaining legal representation and gathering evidence and
\nwitnesses to make their cases in court. Trump also gave the Border Patrol the
\nability to deport detainees who are waiting for their court dates. Another one
\nof his executive orders will revive a program that was shelved by the Obama
\nadministration. This Secure Communities program allows for people who are
\nprocessed in local jails to be checked against immigration databases. If any
\nmatches turn up, ICE is able to ask local law enforcement to hand over their
\nprisoners for deportation (Katch). Both these orders tighten regulations on
\nborder crossing and immigrants. Most of the people migrating from Mexico to the
\nUnited States do so to escape the hardships they face living in Mexico.\u00a0 Their goal is to earn money to send home.
\nTrump\u2019s initiatives are yet another example of his distaste for immigrants. The
\nfear immigrants harbor is well-founded. Trump has openly made hateful forms of
\nIslamophobia and xenophobia central to his message from the beginning, and even
\nthough the campaign has ended, he has yet to back down. His racial rhetoric was
\nmade as an attempt to appeal to middle-class and working-class white Americans
\nwho harbor resentment towards a perceived \u201crigged system\u201d which Trump has
\nclaimed numerous times benefits not only the rich, but the \u201cline-jumping\u201d
\nimmigrants who take jobs ahead of those who were born in the United States
\n(Katch). He has maintained that these U.S. born Americans \u201cplayed by the
\nrules.\u201d <\/p>\n

Throughout
\nhis campaign and presidency, Donald Trump has used hate speech and racist
\nrhetoric to paint hard-working immigrants in a negative light.\u00a0 He has continuously spoken negatively about
\nminorities who are the backbone of the United States. \u00a0Our country, which has always prided itself on
\nbeing the land of the free, is suddenly not so. The United States is now an
\nunsafe place for people of color to settle. Donald Trump has employed well-known
\nracists in his cabinet, and has yet to address the racially-motivated hate
\ncrimes that are occurring nationwide.\u00a0 As
\na result, people have come to believe that under his presidency, hatred and
\nracism is allowed. For years, people have flocked to the United States in hopes
\nof attaining the American Dream. With Donald Trump as president, fewer people
\nfeel comfortable settling here. He has used racial slurs to tarnish the identity
\nof millions of people and has made an effort to demonize them. Throughout this
\ndark time in the United States, Canada has lead with the utmost grace. Canada
\nhas welcomed thousands of people into their country, and has let the world know
\nthat diversity is welcomed and wanted. Unlike Donald Trump, who seems to be
\nadvocating for a white America, Canada has graciously accepted immigrants and
\ntreated them with respect. The current president has lost sight of what it
\ntruly means to be an American. The United States, once a place where anyone
\ncould pursue their dreams, is now a place where many people are unsure of their
\nfuture. In this dark time in American politics, Canada has led by example of
\nhow immigrants should be treated. Donald Trump and the American people could
\nstand to learn a thing or two from our neighbors in Canada.<\/p>\n

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