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Originally Posted by GirlySports
he's not racist, that word gets thrown around too liberally these days and that was the big part of this failed campaign. As i mentioned earlier, visible minorities are not a voting block and they are not Democratic party pawns. They vote on issues that effect them just like anyone else.
A 2nd Generation person should be concerned about illegal immigration from Mexico too. Especially if his parents came in legally.
Hillary ran on identity politics too. The fact that the Latino vote is even a thing is identity politics.
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If anything, Trump is protectionist, not racist. I have to admit that I used to be a fan of The Apprentice. I remember when The_Only_Turek_Fan had Trumps' assistant Carolyn as his avatar and I was kind of a fan too in that time. I went back and read his writings in the 80s, all his interviews in the 80s. It was the exact same thing as today. American jobs, foreign powers not paying for the national defense America is paying for, and back then - it was the Japanese he was against (instead of China)...supposedly flooding the US with their cars and VCRs.
Keeping both legal and illegal immigrants out was a way to appeal to that part of his base that were potentially racist but also basically just a protectionist rant.
That's why I'm unsure of whether or not he's actually good for the Canadian O&G industry. If anything, he would be protectionist of American oil interests and not Canadian ones. He has threatened to increase taxes and leavies on foreign products.