Trump claims that migrants commit murders “because of their genes” and promises mass deportation if he wins in 2024.
NEW YORK.- In a controversial interview, Donald Trumpformer president of the United States and current Republican candidate for the 2024 elections, stated that los migrants who have committed murders In the country they did:
Because it’s in their genes.”
These comments, made during a radio talk with conservative host Hugh Hewitthave generated mixed reactions and have once again put their position on illegal immigration at the center of the debate.
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What exactly did he say?
Trump and his position on immigration
During the interview, Trump not only criticized the current Democratic administration, but made a strong accusation when talking about crimes committed by migrants.
According to him:
13 thousand of the people who entered through the border were murderers”
He also stated that many of these individuals They have committed multiple murders and now live “happily” in the United States.
A murderer… I believe this: it is in his genes.”
—said the former president
Furthermore, he said that there are:
“A lot of bad genes in our country right now.”
Trump has made illegal immigration a central pillar of his campaign to return to the White House. As part of his proposal, has promised to carry out the “largest deportation operation in the history of the United States” if he is elected again.
These statements are not new in his speech; for years, has linked migrants to criminal actseven referring to them in the past as “animals” and “murderers”.
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The response of the Trump campaign team
Following the controversial statements, the former president’s campaign team was quick to clarify the context of the comments. Karoline Leavitt, national press secretary for the Trump campaignissued a statement explaining that the comments on “bad genes” They referred only to the murderers and not to migrants in general.
He was clearly referring to murderers, not migrants. It’s pretty disgusting that the media is always so quick to defend murderers, rapists and illegal criminals if it means writing a bad headline about President Trump.”
—Leavitt said.
What do the figures say?
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recently provided Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales figures on migrants under his supervisionincluding those who are not in ICE custody.
According to the data, There are 13,099 people convicted of homicide and 425,431 individuals with a criminal record. However, these numbers span several decades, including Trump’s own term.
It is important to note that some of these migrants They are not in ICE custodyas they may be detained by state or local agencies, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
The position of the opposition candidate
Reaction from the White House and Kamala Harris’ team
The government of Joe Biden has avoided making direct comments on Trump’s statements, but the White House press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, expressed her repudiation before the language of the former president.
“That type of language is hateful, disgusting, inappropriate and has no place in our country.”
— declared Jean-Pierre
The campaign team of Kamala Harris, who has been the target of Trump’s criticism on several occasionsdecided not to respond directly to the Republican’s comments. However, it is known that The current administration has tightened policies of asylum for migrants, seeking to project a firmer stance on this issue.
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Trump’s background on the issue of migrants
A history of controversial comments
Trump’s recent statements are not an isolated case. Throughout his political career, He has been known for his inflammatory comments about migrantswhich have generated both support and criticism.
In the past, he even stated that Haitian migrants from Ohio kidnapped and ate pets. Additionally, during his tenure, he questioned why the United States accepted migrants from countries like Haiti or Africa instead of nations like Norway.
Even, suggested on one occasion that four congresswomen of color, three of them born in the United States, They had to “return” to the countries:
“Totally destroyed and infested with crime from where they came from”
With information from El Universal.
