"Americans are dreamers too."
Feb 28, 2018 21:06:25 #
President Donald Trump’s re-e******n campaign store has added a new product to its line of red, white, and camouf**ge “Make America Great Again” hats. Trump supporters are now able to purchase $50 navy hats with the words “American Dreamer” embroidered in large, white letters.
On the surface, the product seems perfectly innocuous. “American Dreamer,” after all, is a reference to one of Trump’s most popular lines from his first State of the Union address.
“My duty, and the sacred duty of every elected official in this chamber, is to defend Americans — to protect their safety, their families, their communities, and their right to the American Dream,” said Trump, speaking about his administration’s various crackdowns on immigration. Referencing the millions of undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children, known as “Dreamers,” he insisted, “Americans are dreamers too.”
The phrase was seen as intentionally d******e and mirrored Trump’s language last September when he announced he would rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program that provided legal protections for hundreds of thousands of those Dreamers. “[Y]oung Americans have dreams too,” Trump stated at the time.
The phrase “Americans are dreamers too” was quickly embraced by white nationalists following Trump’s State of the Union speech. Many of them made memes of the phrase, pairing Trump’s words with stock images of white people.
Former KKK grand wizard David Duke also thanked Trump for including the line in his speech. “Thank you President Trump,” he wrote. “Americans are ‘Dreamers’ too.”
The argument for the Dream Act — which would have provided young, undocumented immigrants with the ability to become permanent residents if it had passed, and from which the term “Dreamers” was derived — is that Dreamers are Americans. They had no choice in the decision to come to the United States, they grew up here and, in many cases, have no connection to any other country. Trump’s turn of phrase, by contrast, pits “Americans” and “Dreamers” against one another.
On the surface, the product seems perfectly innocuous. “American Dreamer,” after all, is a reference to one of Trump’s most popular lines from his first State of the Union address.
“My duty, and the sacred duty of every elected official in this chamber, is to defend Americans — to protect their safety, their families, their communities, and their right to the American Dream,” said Trump, speaking about his administration’s various crackdowns on immigration. Referencing the millions of undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children, known as “Dreamers,” he insisted, “Americans are dreamers too.”
The phrase was seen as intentionally d******e and mirrored Trump’s language last September when he announced he would rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program that provided legal protections for hundreds of thousands of those Dreamers. “[Y]oung Americans have dreams too,” Trump stated at the time.
The phrase “Americans are dreamers too” was quickly embraced by white nationalists following Trump’s State of the Union speech. Many of them made memes of the phrase, pairing Trump’s words with stock images of white people.
Former KKK grand wizard David Duke also thanked Trump for including the line in his speech. “Thank you President Trump,” he wrote. “Americans are ‘Dreamers’ too.”
The argument for the Dream Act — which would have provided young, undocumented immigrants with the ability to become permanent residents if it had passed, and from which the term “Dreamers” was derived — is that Dreamers are Americans. They had no choice in the decision to come to the United States, they grew up here and, in many cases, have no connection to any other country. Trump’s turn of phrase, by contrast, pits “Americans” and “Dreamers” against one another.
Feb 28, 2018 21:46:32 #
rumitoid wrote:
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More than 75% of these Dreamers are over 21, and no more than a handful have made any effort to become naturalized. Unlike the more than one milliion Mexican nationals who, RIGHT NOW, are waiting patiently to become citizens the lawful way, these people want it handed to them for free ahead of those doing it legally. Their parents were border jumpers and they are line cutters.
Feb 28, 2018 21:48:04 #
Loki wrote:
More than 75% of these Dreamers are over 21, and no more than a handful have made any effort to become naturalized. Unlike the more than one milliion Mexican nationals who, RIGHT NOW, are waiting patiently to become citizens the lawful way, these people want it handed to them for free ahead of those doing it legally. Their parents were border jumpers and they are line cutters.
Good point, but not the subject. Just as you failed to address my 2nd amendment points; you read what you want to hear and disregard the rest.
Feb 28, 2018 21:56:26 #
rumitoid wrote:
Good point, but not the subject. Just as you failed to address my 2nd amendment points; you read what you want to hear and disregard the rest.
Just as you insist on calling i*****l a***ns "undocumented immigrants?" What do you call dope dealers; "undocumented pharmacists?"
Feb 28, 2018 22:01:47 #
Loki wrote:
Just as you insist on calling i*****l a***ns "undocumented immigrants?" What do you call dope dealers; "undocumented pharmacists?"
Why lie? I never said "undocumented immigrants." Stick to the topic and cease the typical Right Wing distraction tactics.
Feb 28, 2018 22:09:12 #
rumitoid wrote:
President Donald Trump’s re-e******n campaign stor... (show quote)
Where can I get one of those hats?
Feb 28, 2018 22:13:22 #
Feb 28, 2018 22:38:56 #
rumitoid wrote:
Good point, but not the subject. Just as you failed to address my 2nd amendment points; you read what you want to hear and disregard the rest.
Lol and you don’t.
Feb 28, 2018 22:45:12 #
rumitoid wrote:
Why lie? I never said "undocumented immigrants." Stick to the topic and cease the typical Right Wing distraction tactics.
You never said "undocumented immigrants?" I believe this belongs to you. Where did it come from? Your opening statement on this thread.
"The argument for the Dream Act — which would have provided young, undocumented immigrants with the ability to become permanent residents if it had passed,..."
Short term memory on the fritz again?
Feb 28, 2018 22:54:22 #
Loki wrote:
You never said "undocumented immigrants?" I believe this belongs to you. Where did it come from? Your opening statement on this thread.
"The argument for the Dream Act — which would have provided young, undocumented immigrants with the ability to become permanent residents if it had passed,..."
Short term memory on the fritz again?
"The argument for the Dream Act — which would have provided young, undocumented immigrants with the ability to become permanent residents if it had passed,..."
Short term memory on the fritz again?
That’s called a “gotcha”, like I told him earlier, you can’t fix stupid.
Feb 28, 2018 23:25:27 #
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Loc: georgia
rumitoid wrote:
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There are more then just white people in this country why single out one phrase and twist it to mean some thing that wasnt intended???
Mar 1, 2018 01:08:52 #
Mar 1, 2018 01:10:52 #
Loki wrote:
You never said "undocumented immigrants?" I believe this belongs to you. Where did it come from? Your opening statement on this thread.
"The argument for the Dream Act — which would have provided young, undocumented immigrants with the ability to become permanent residents if it had passed,..."
Short term memory on the fritz again?
"The argument for the Dream Act — which would have provided young, undocumented immigrants with the ability to become permanent residents if it had passed,..."
Short term memory on the fritz again?
Duh. Quoting, not stating. Big difference.
Mar 1, 2018 02:25:14 #
Loki wrote:
More than 75% of these Dreamers are over 21, and no more than a handful have made any effort to become naturalized. Unlike the more than one milliion Mexican nationals who, RIGHT NOW, are waiting patiently to become citizens the lawful way, these people want it handed to them for free ahead of those doing it legally. Their parents were border jumpers and they are line cutters.
I think their undocumented status prevents them from becoming naturalized.
Mar 1, 2018 03:56:07 #
rumitoid wrote:
Duh. Quoting, not stating. Big difference.
Oh, you quoted, rather than stated. Since you neglected to mention the author, you plagiarized.
Duh. Big Difference.
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