Dana Milbank of the Washington Post writes:<\/p>\n
Donald Trump is the monster the GOP created<\/a><\/p>\n …Buchanan at the time [1999] had been talking about criminals entering illegally from Mexico. He said other politicians were afraid that \u201cif they speak out against illegal immigration and they speak out against the crimes that are being committed, suddenly they\u2019ll be considered insensitive, or they say, \u2018We might lose the Hispanic vote.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n Trump back then issued a statement saying he hates intolerance because in New York, \u201ca town with different races, religions and peoples, I have learned to work with my brother man.\u201d I accompanied him as he underscored the point by touring the Simon Wiesenthal Center\u2019s Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n \u201cHe seems to be a racist,\u201d Trump said of Buchanan.<\/p>\n Now Trump is the one talking about Mexico sending us drugs, crime and rapists. His shift is hardly surprising given his audience \u2014 and his competitors. Scott Walker talks about self-deportation, Graham talks about ending birthright citizenship, Ben Carson blames illegal immigrants in part for the measles outbreak, Rand Paul describes as lawbreakers those who were brought to the United States illegally as children, and even relatively moderate candidates such as Bush and Marco Rubio have hardened their immigration positions. Ted Cruz actually praised Trump.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dana Milbank of the Washington Post writes: Donald Trump is the monster the GOP created …Buchanan at the time [1999] had been talking about criminals entering illegally from Mexico. He said other politicians were afraid that \u201cif they speak out … Continue reading