I read Donald Trump's immigration plan, and it's even crueler than I expected
http://www.vox.com/2015/8/18/9171919/donald-trump-immigration-plan
Trump's plan is to inflict tremendous pain on vulnerable people who have, in most cases, done nothing wrong. In some instances, he wants to inflict that pain in order to make another, more powerful actor do something he wants. In some cases, he seems to want to inflict that pain for no particular reason at all. But his plan, read in its totality, is breathtaking in its callousness.
If you understand immigration policy as a kind of negotiation between the United States government, legal immigrants, and unauthorized immigrants — which is clearly how Trump understands it — his plan is to win the negotiation by being willing to inflict more suffering than the other actors can bear; he is willing to care least about the human cost of the negotiation.
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But self-deportation is Trump's plan, too. And Trump's insight here is that the best way to drive unauthorized immigrants out of the country isn't to target them. It's to target their children and families.
He would, for instance, ban unauthorized immigrants from receiving tax credits meant to help their children — children who are, remember, US citizens. But Trump would try to get around that problem by unwinding birthright citizenship, though he doesn't say whether he wants to amend the Constitution or simply appoint different Supreme Court justices
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Finally, Trump wants to require applicants for entry into the US "to certify that they can pay for their own housing, healthcare and other needs." But many refugees and asylum seekers — particularly those leaving refugee camps, or fleeing oppression that has already taken their homes and savings — can't support themselves immediately upon entry into the United States. Under Trump's rules, that would make them ineligible for entry.
Trump isn't just a celebrity or a buffoon, he's a moral monster, a sadist, and a bigot. He's evil.
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