Trump's anti-immigration rhetoric

Donald Trump's anti-immigration rhetoric, especially demonising Mexican immigrants, has boosted his poll numbers in the primary, mostly in the Republican dominated red states. Trump mentioned that if he is elected, he would build a giant wall similar to the Chinese Great Wall to prevent illegal immigrants from entering the United States, particularly from Mexico. He is using xenophobic and fear mongering strategies to persuade the primary voters of the Republican Party. But this strategy may turn out to be extremely risky and costly for him in the general election in 2016 if he is able to make it to the primary. Trump has forgotten that his forefather was also an immigrant, and that Texas was once an integral part of Mexico. He is a symbol of division not integration.

Nawfal Talukdar

USA