3. By throwing in the "some, I assume, are good people" Trump was saying that earlier comments (criminals, rapists) apply to most.
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4. So: Trump said most Mexican immigrants are inferior people (diseased, criminal, rapists) dumped on America by Mexican gov't
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5. And after making this incredibly vile comment, Trump received mainly mild rebukes from fellow GOP candidates.
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6. Lindsay Graham was, I believe, the GOP candidate who most bluntly challenged Trump.
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7. Here's the thing about Trump's comment: they go well beyond politics and enter into the realm of personal insult.
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8. There are millions of undocumented Mexican immigrants is USA, almost all of whom have family in country that has some legal status.
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9. So to millions of people, many of whom can vote, Trump said: either you are a diseased, criminal rapist or someone in your family is.
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10. So, a huge demographic group, one increasingly important in elections, is being told: your dads & uncles are rapists. Madness.
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11. Most immigrants, like most people, are relatively apolitical & non-ideological.But they'll remember if you call them criminals & rapists
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@nlgraham1 Even though that tension exists, few legal immigrants regard undocumented as overwhelming diseased/criminal/rapists
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