As Donald Trump dominates the GOP nomination race and some of his inflammatory comments find favor with the party faithful, CBS News measured how the public feels about his “poisoning the blood” language. A striking number of voters agree with this description of immigrants who enter the U.S. illegally, and among Republicans, associating the remarks with Trump himself makes them even likelier to agree.
And this children, is an exhibit of the classic dog whistle One that has existed and will exist for decades and in multiple countries or smaller clusters. It is a classic because it is always applicable and vague enough for the listener to assign their own meaning and intensity.
“Illegal” immigrants is the code for “too many” immigrants. I’m sure they genuinely believe they are illegal and harmful. And don’t give two fucking shots that illegal immigrants are more likely to be victims of sex trafficking but we don’t have a sleek white Christian CIA agent saving those babies on American soil.
No. It means those that don’t have the legal right to work here. I have personally encountered. They are here and cool people but don’t posses the necessary paperwork to perform the jobs they are hired to do. Such as DOT regulations.
But sure, make it about some other thing. Because you can’t help but make fun of the guy that actually read the article.