Trump Has Whipped Up an Anti-Immigrant Frenzy. Will Anyone Counter It in 2024?
The anti-immigrant fearmongering of both parties replicates tactics that have given rise to fascism throughout history.
As expected, Republicans put immigration center stage during the Republican National Convention this month, using migrants as scapegoats for all manner of problems that plague U.S. society. Their extremist scaremongering reached a fever pitch on July 18 when Donald Trump — in formally accepting the Republican presidential nomination — deployed fascist and false rhetoric about an immigrant…