Donald Trump: Race And Immigration In The United States

Will our next president be the man with the dirty blond hair that’s all over social media memes for making weird faces in public? Or will it be the older looking man with the glasses known as Bernie Sanders. Donald Trump, the man with the dirty blond hair is among one of the top candidates for the 2016 presidency of the United States. He has associated himself as a republican and is known for his opposition to illegal immigration, which has caused a lot of dispute and protest about the topic on race and immigration in the United States. Donald Trump was born into a wealthy family. Throughout his political career Trump has made some proposes on how he could change the situation on immigration if he were nominated president. Trump claims that he is an advocate for people who don’t want to speak up on the topic of race and immigration. Most of his changes show little interest for modern day immigrants and can be insulting for some people. Along with his ideas he has gained new followers as well as lost some. He feels prejudice against illegal …show more content…
In the article “Donald Trump’s immigrant wives,” Chris Frates analyzes Donald Trump’s stand on immigration while pointing out Trumps roots. One of the things Frates points out is that Trump him self is married to a Czechoslovakian immigrant. While, his wife says that “she thinks it’s a beautiful process when it works” ( Frates). Yes, it must be a beautiful process when you’re rich but should she too be granted a legal visa or citizenship? After all she too is an immigrant who in the eyes of Trump could take our jobs away right? Frates also, quotes Trump when he says, “They’re immigrants taking your jobs, and you better be careful.” Which seems paradoxical, for everything Donald Trump has said and for his continuous prejudice against immigrants. Yet, he’s able to say that he’s a “proud German American,” who’s Grandpa and mom are also immigrants. Sounds as if his grandpa took the Americans