When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re not sending you. They’re not sending you. They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us.
Here is the problem with that statement, and why it is hurtful to Mexico and to Latinos here in the U.S. Mexico isn't "sending" anyone to the U.S. These people are fleeing. They are running away from a country who's governmental system has broken down, and who's cartels have the people living in fear. There isn't a city bus that will pick you up and bring you over to the fence so you can jump over. The government downs have an application process setup to see if they can afford to lose more citizen. Did the Mexican government wake up and suddenly say "We have too many taxpayers. We have too many people to work in our factories (owned by U.S. Businesses) and it's too hard to cross the street without hitting someone. Let's send them to the U.S. Let send all of our children over there so there's no one left to run our country when we're gone"
Now, I will agree that there are bad people that come over, and I agree that those people need to be dealt with harshly. We should have a zero tolerance policy for illegal felons. But they're not the only one ones coming over. Their scholars, their middle class (if you can call it that). Their future is coming over in droves hoping to start a better life in a country they know is going to be inherently hostile to them. To say Mexico is "sending their problems over" is an insult to these people. Trump's statement is wrong in its generalization, which should be a direct reflection of his lack of political experience. Do you really want someone like this meeting Heads of State, or other dignitaries. You honestly believe that he won't say something this ridiculous in front of the UN?
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