Trump’s rhetoric and policies on immigration and citizenship consistently elevate white, especially European, migrants while targeting non-white communities for exclusion, removal, or diminished political power. His efforts collectively push a racial hierarchy embedded in state policy. Framed as “security,” “merit,” or “rule of law,” these measures function to narrow the American electorate and safeguard long-term white Republican dominance. A historical and civil rights-informed assessment of Trump’s record characterizes his immigration agenda—Muslim bans, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) terminations, birthright citizenship attacks, and selective refugee admissions—as advancing a racialized vision of US society.

His slogan, “Make America Great Again,” coined to portray himself as the great savior of America, is being used to promote a white supremacist agenda, reflecting the views and desires of the majority of white conservative Republicans. As a deceitful, vindictive, narcissistic, divisive, self-aggrandizing, unpredictable, racist and authoritarian, he is the perfect conduit to implement it. Indeed, white supremacists cannot achieve their ultimate goal with a president who fully adheres to the rule of law and his oath of office to defend and protect the Constitution.

Trump fits the bill. As early as 1973, the Justice Department sued Trump Management for systematically denying apartments to Black and Puerto Rican renters; FBI files document instructions to mislead Black applicants on availability and price, reinforcing racial exclusion in housing.

Trump needs MAGA to realize his authoritarian ambitions, and........

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