It all began with a wall that Trump claimed would be paid for by Mexico. He did not want “them” in our country. He called “them” animals and rapists. But people seeking legitimate asylum did come from Mexico as well as Latin American or South American countries. They traveled here to escape poverty and violence. They came looking for better lives for their children.
It seems Trump never read what is written at the base of the Statue of Liberty: “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free . . .” .
You can hear Trump’s vicious words in this new video. The Lincoln Project https://twitter.com/ProjectLincoln/status/1305914852234280962
Despite creating fear about caravans of criminals coming into our country, we did give refuge to women, children, fathers and mothers. But instead of safe harbor — using Stephen Miller’s plan — children were torn from their parents. Detention centers were cages where people slept on the floor covered by silver Mylar-like blankets. Reports surfaced of documented abuse: emotional, physical, sexual. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/06/stephen-miller-family-separation/563132/
Politicians and religious group who tried to monitor conditions were often turned away. “Human Rights Watch” documented the conditions in freezing cells in a report as early as February 02, 2018. The number of immigrants held in detention centers grows and is shocking. Here is a listing of the number of people held per state: https://www.freedomforimmigrants.org/detention-statistics
After forced family separation, what was Trump’s next trick to keep America white? Forced hysterectomies. Trumpers violated women of color by interfering with their ability to reproduce.
Where are all the Right-to-Lifers who are so concerned about two cells maybe meeting in the womb that they clamor against abortion? The rights of children and parents are sacred.
Regarding hysterectomies: MSNBC Tweeted today: “An immigration detention center in Georgia performed questionable hysterectomies, refused to test detainees for COVID-19 and shredded medical records, according to a nurse quoted in a complaint filed Monday.”
Looking at the wall, detention, and forced hysterectomies and add to this the number of minorities dying from COVID-19 and it seems that we have a man leading this country who is intent on genocide.
Photo: Public Domain Overcrowding of families observed by OIG on June 11, 2019, at Border Patrol’s Weslaco, TX, Station.
Copyright 2020 Rita Watson