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Trump suggests immigrants have 'bad genes' in latest disparagement of migrants
In the middle of a rant about immigration, Trump said, "We got a lot of bad genes in our country." His campaign said later that "bad genes" was only in reference to murderers.
n an interview on “The Hugh Hewitt Show” that aired Monday morning, former President Donald Trump criticized Vice President Kamala Harris for her policies on the southern border and suggested that migrants have “bad genes.”
The 13,000 figure Trump cited is misleading. Immigration and Customs Enforcement told Congress in September that there are 13,000 immigrants convicted of homicide living outside of ICE detention, but three law enforcement officials told NBC News that that figure doesn't include people who were detained outside of ICE enforcement because ICE doesn't keep track of incarcerations on the state or local level. Two law enforcement officials also told NBC News that many of them crossed the border before Biden was president (including during Trump's tenure).
Border crossings across the country have dropped this year, in part due to Biden administration policies and in part to Mexico's efforts (which followed pressure on the Mexican government from the Biden administration).
He is trying to create the narrative that migrants are genetically inferior to whites....I know, he claims he was only talking about murderers...but he referenced some 425,000 people who are here...and that says a lot about that he isn't talking about murderers. Also, he lied about murderers being allowed to live here and wander around....ICE doesn't track the detention of murderers who are immigrants...because there is no need to do so...they are detained for years...and are not in ICE custody...they are in state or federal custody.