At tonight’s MSNBC town hall, Donald Trump doubled (tripled? quadrupled?) down on his extreme right-wing positions on immigration. Unfortunately, none of the Republican candidates have presented a serious plan for comprehensive immigration reform—rather, they’ve spent their time fear-mongering and outright rejecting any path to citizenship.
The Party of Trump’s vision for America isn’t one of inclusion; it is one of division:
Donald Trump: “No citizenship.” [CNN’s New Day, 7/30/15]
Donald Trump: “In a statement from his campaign, Trump called for a ‘total and complete shutdown’ of Muslims entering the United States until elected leaders can ‘figure out what is going on.’” [The Hill, 12/7/15]
Ted Cruz: Ted Cruz on Donald Trump’s Muslim ban: “I understand why Donald made that proposal.” [Huffington Post,12/15/15]
Ted Cruz: “I think a path to citizenship for those who are here illegally is profoundly unfair.” [Washington Post, 7/21/13]
John Kasich: “I’m not for giving anybody a path to citizenship here.” [Fox News’ Hannity, 12/30/15]