Sentences with phrase «rhetoric about immigrants»

The tech world, barring Peter Thiel and cronies, was openly averse to Trump's harsh rhetoric about immigrants during the campaign.

NYC Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, an advocate for immigrants and the Latino community, said she would dedicate a speech she is delivering on immigration in Washington D.C., tomorrow to Trump because his rhetoric about immigrants has helped engage them in the political process.

That could limit the political backlash he faces for divisive rhetoric about immigrants and Hispanics.

Not exact matches

Yet in response to a question about a Boston hate crime allegedly inspired by his anti-Hispanic immigrant rhetoric, Trump immediately pivoted to praising his supporters.

For months, a group of Vancouver pastors have raised concerns about Graham's «contentious and confrontational political and social rhetoric,» particularly his characterizations of the LGBT community, Muslims, and immigrants.

«Until we achieve unity and stand up for women, immigrants, and the most vulnerable New Yorkers, all talk about a majority is nothing more than meaningless rhetoric on the part of failed leadership,» Giove said.

«For the past year - and - a-half, Gov. Cuomo has had some excellent rhetoric, and has made really remarkable statements talking about the importance of immigrants to New York State, but we need to see more in terms of the state budget,» said Steven Choi, executive director of the New York Immigration Coalition.

He was particularly exercised about immigration, not only calling anti-immigration rhetoric in the past few months «damaging» but also saying that «the economic health of this country is based on a constant influx of immigrants.»

«Until we achieve unity and stand up for women, immigrants, and the most vulnerable New Yorkers, all talk about a majority is nothing more than meaningless rhetoric on the part of failed leadership.»

There is of course another side to the story: Joe McCarthy could not have destroyed countless careers without public paranoia about communists, and Donald Trump could not have compared immigrants to snakes without an audience that would embrace such rhetoric.