Trump ‘list’ plan will boost racism and xenophobia

Posted by | January 28, 2017 11:30 | Filed under: News Behaving Badly Politics

The “birther-in-chief” plans to publish a weekly list of alleged crimes committed by immigrants:

The US President’s sweeping new executive order on immigration, which he signed on the fifth day of his presidency, includes a paragraph mandating the Secretary for Homeland Security to “make public a comprehensive list of criminal actions committed by aliens” in the US.

The list will also include details of so-called “sanctuary cities” that refuse to hand over immigrant residents for deportation.

The order reads:

To better inform the public regarding the public safety threats associated with sanctuary jurisdictions, the Secretary shall utilize the Declined Detainer Outcome Report or its equivalent and, on a weekly basis, make public a comprehensive list of criminal actions committed by aliens and any jurisdiction that ignored or otherwise failed to honor any detainers with respect to such aliens.”

t does not specify that only crimes committed by illegal immigrants should be included – raising the prospect of offences committed by any immigrant being published even if the person is living in the US legally.

The decision to publish a list of immigrant crimes is reminiscent of the ‘Black crime’ listings on Breitbart News – the far-right website that until recently was run by Steve Bannon, who is now Mr Trump’s chief strategist.

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5 responses to Trump ‘list’ plan will boost racism and xenophobia

  1. labman57 January 28th, 2017 at 11:55

    – Promoting extreme nationalism and isolationism from the global community.
    – Government-sanctioned bigotry.
    – Purging of “disloyal” federal employees.
    – Calling for all citizens to be 100% loyal to HIM.
    – Pushing evidence-devoid conspiracy theories.
    – Attempting to harm cities that oppose his political agenda.
    – Shunning and blocking access by the mass media.
    – Publicly deriding critics with daily public petulant outbursts of petty insults.
    – Calls for massive military expansion (and renewal of a nuclear arms race).
    – Denying health care to those in greatest need.
    – Creating obtrusive physical barriers along national borders.
    – Renewing calls for torturing suspected “enemies of the state”.
    – Antagonizing and deriding leaders of foreign nations.
    – Calls for invading foreign lands for the purpose of assuming control of their natural resources.
    – Deliberately undermining the entire election process.

    Yep, Donnie certainly seems to be following the key steps to success in “Forming a Fascist Dictatorship for Dummies”.

  2. Suzanne McFly January 28th, 2017 at 12:19

    Well we, the public, are keeping a list of the crimes committed by this administration and you will be held accountable.

    • Larry Schmitt January 28th, 2017 at 13:02

      I hope so, but when?

      • Suzanne McFly January 28th, 2017 at 15:39

        I am not a lawyer and I do not pretend to know what it takes to charge an official. By going off previous “impeachments” all it takes is a simple BJ and what this person has done goes way above and beyond a sexual act so this should not be hard (pun not intended).

  3. amersham1046 January 28th, 2017 at 21:00

    The racism and xenophobia has always been there, it just now has a presidential and congressional endorsement

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