It was sure a sight to see all of the children and grandchildren of immigrants participating in the Republican presidential debates: Donald Trump, grandson of German and Scottish immigrants; U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, children of Cuban immigrants; Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, child of Indian immigrants; and so on. Impressive. I’m certain their parents and grandparents did not feel very welcome in the U.S. upon their arrival any more than the current immigrants feel welcome today.
Although these candidates appear to have a problem with immigration, two of three Trump wives are from other countries, and Jeb Bush — oh, my — married a woman from Mexico. Bush actually knows how to speak Spanish. Trump does not like this one bit.
Trump says to close the border. He will build the strongest, tallest, longest fence ever built. He will make this fence impenetrable. He might have to build along the Canadian border, as well. His fans love the idea of this fence. Trump’s ancestors are sure lucky they arrived in America before their boy grew up and plotted to make it nearly impossible for them to escape from their native lands to become citizens of the U.S.
Immigration issues might be a problem, but Trump does not need to insult the people of the world who are struggling to survive. He was fortunate to be born into wealth and privilege, thanks to immigrants.
