Throughout history, tyrannical rulers have dehumanized minority groups to justify denying them basic rights. Referring to classes of human beings as “not people,” but “animals” is the language of Nazis, white supremacists, American slaveholders, and Jim Crow lawmakers.
Today @realDonaldTrump called immigrants "animals".
Our own history teaches that true democracy depends on protecting the rights of minorities. The language POTUS used today has no place in a discussion of immigration policy or law enforcement in our democracy.
Shamefully, after hearing his comments, @GOPLeader praised POTUS as someone who “understands this problem” of illegal immigration and the rule of law, as did AG Sessions, this country’s chief law enforcement officer.
Nothing could be further from the truth. “The rule of law” cannot be a proxy for denying minority rights.
Protect Democracy will confront this administration’s attempts to delegitimize minority communities as a core component of our mission, and we call on every elected official to repudiate this authoritarian statement by POTUS.
