Trump again links immigration and crime: now in California

Fearful speech, for control of the House of Representatives in the elections

Los Angeles (USA), October 12, 2024 (EFE).— Donald Trumpwho was president of the country from 2017-2021 and is a Republican presidential candidate, used again his monologue on the relationship between crime and irregular immigration to mobilize the conservative vote in Californiaand Democratic majority statewith the intention of maintaining control of the House of Representatives next November.

In Coachellacity east of Los Angeles known for the festival of the same name, Trump appeared as a headliner to talk about the “immigrant invasion” and promise that if he wins the elections, November 5 will be “the day of liberation.”

Trump: “California, invadida”

The former US president once again used the transnational banda Aragua Train to draw a direct relationship between illegal immigration and crime in the country, something that is not supported by the data, which indicate that the crime rate among immigrants is lower than in the rest of the population.

“California has been invaded,” Trump said.

“Beautiful girls are being cut into pieces,” declared the former president.

Trump again links immigration and crime

Trump is confident that the fear of irregular immigration, which skyrocketed in the first years of the administration of the President Joe Bidenhelp him win the November elections.

Likewise, Trump promised the death penalty against any immigrant who kills a US citizen or a police officer.

The Republican stated that he will apply a law of 1798 against foreign enemies of the United States to obtain the authority to deport en masse immigrants who have entered the country irregularly in what has been called Operation Aurorain reference to the colorado city that became media due to the supposed presence of the banda Aragua Train.

They deny Trump

In this regard, local leaders of Colorado have already denied this narrative about immigrant crime, including the Republican mayor of Aurora, Mike Coffmanwho assured this week that “the concerns about Venezuelan gang activity of sido grossly exaggerated”.

For his part, police departments from several cities in the country have already detected activity that they linked to the Aragua Train bandan organization that was born in a prison near Caracas and is accused of crimes such as extortion and sexual exploitation of migrants in South America.

However, Trump and the ultra-conservative information system magnify this type of news and take data about undocumented immigrants with a criminal record or history out of context to stigmatize immigrants.

California, key to the control of a Chamber

California It is key for Republicans to maintain control of the Lower House of Congresssince in the state they play between five and six seats very quarreled.

Pete Aguilarthe Californian Democratic congressman, president of the Democratic Caucus and the highest-ranking Latino in Congress, told EFE that they are “very optimistic that the House majority will be won in California. “I have worked hard on these political efforts to win these seats.”

In turn, the mayor of Coachella, Steven Hernandezinsists that the Coachella Valley is not receptive to Trump’s ideas.

“He hasn’t been invited by the people who live here,” he said. Hernández this week about the visit of the former Republican president.

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