“First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out…..
because I was not a Socialist.
Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out…..
because I was not a Trade Unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out…..
because I was not a Jew.
And then they came for me…..
and there was no one left to speak for me.”
{ Pator Martin Niemoller, Nazi prisoner }
“Then, they came for the Lutherans….recent attacks against Lutheran Americans portend a much larger threat toward wide swaths of the American populace – Christians or not. Before you know it, you may be saying: “Then they came for me.”…….
“..Trump disavowed the Christian nationalist aims in Project 2025…Trump and his administration have in fact been following the Project 2025 playbook to a T.”
“Project 2025 is rooted in a particular idea white, conservative American Christianity. For Trump’s moves against agencies that support immigration and refugees..the proponents of Project 2025 must attack and delegitimize any forms of American Christianity that work to carry out the biblical mandate of “care for the stranger” and the poor..”
{ The Rev. Angela Denker; “And now Elon Musk is coming after Lutheran refugee organizations”; Minnesota Star Tribune; 2/6/25 ]
*** “You shall love your neighbor as yourself…The stranger that dwells with you shall be to you as one born among you, and you shall love him as yourself.” [Leviticus 19: l8,34]
*** “There’s a name for a government based on xenophobia, demagoguery and greed: ‘kakistocracy’ – government by the worst people in society.” [Jim Hightower; “A Kakistocracy Takes Over Immigration Policy; “The Progressive Populist”; l/1/2025]
1] First – the Republican, Trump, Cynicism
“Senate GOP again blocks bill to tighten border” [S. Groves, M.C. Jablonick, R. Santana; Assoc. Press; 5/24/24]: “The legislation, negotiated by a bipartisan group of senators…The Senate legislation would provide money for Customs and Border Patrol Protection officials, asylum officers, immigration judges and scanning technology at the border – all things that officials have said the underfunded immigration and border protection system needs.”….
“Even before the bill was fully released earlier this year, Trump effectively killed the proposal by labelling it “meaningless” and a “gift” for Biden’s re-election chances.” [note: what else but CORRUPTION is this???]
2] Consider this BEGINNING of evidence on immigration:
A] “How can developed countries make immigration work? Ask Canada”. [Tyler Cowan; Bloomberg Opinion; 4/7/24]
B]. “Migrants are not taking ‘Black” jobs, U.S. data shows” [Fatima Hassein; Assoc. Press; 10/14/24]
C]. “Plans canceled for refugees cleared to move to the U.S.” {F. Amiri, R. Santana; Assoc.Press; 1/23/25]
D] “Who Are the Millions of Immigrants Trump Wants to Deport?” [A. McCann, A. Sun, E. Sullivan; New York Times; 1/26/2025]
E] “Think tank videos fuel falsehoods” [about noncitizens] [K. Bensinger, R. Fausett; New York Times; 9/8/24]
F]. “How a Broken Border Keeps Our Shopping Carts Full” [S. Eder, D. Ivory, M. Valdes; New York Times; 11/17/24]
G]. “Trump’s Assertions on Immigration” – Fact Check [Angelo Fichera; New York. Times; 12/24/23]
H]. “What if Trump Actually Deports 11 Million People?” [ Mother Jones – Special Investigation; Sept.-October, 2024]
I]. “You’re Fired! Trump’s Deportation Plan Would Gut Half Ag Labor Force” [ Alan Goebert; The Progressive Populist; 9/1/24] [***NOTE! – YOUR food costs WILL increase!!!]
3] Consider Other Cynical, Corrupt Factors:
“Scapegoating Immigrants Hurts All of Us – Except Elites”. [Sonali Kohlhatkar; The Progressive Populist; 11/15/24]: “The right’s unhinged anti-immigrant rhetoric is putting people in danger – and letting the real villains off the hook…The United Nations identifies hate speech as a “precursor to atrocity crimes, including genocide”…Most importantly, the purveyors of anti-immigrant hate let corporate power and wealthy elites – like Musk – off the hook for the problems facing Americans…
“If right-wing politicians really want to help Americans struggling with economic stressors, they could ban hedge fund managers from buying up homes, support single-payer health care, increase the federal minimum wage, tax billionaires, divert money from war to climate, hold fossil fuel companies accountable for climate crimes, and back a renewable energy transition.”
***** Trump and his enablers are a CANCER on EVERYTHING American. He’s an evil P.R. “genius” who has perfected the old “divide & conquer” maxim. Again – ho do Trump actions, rhetoric, policies “..benefit the general Welfare” ?????????
AND – WHO is coming for YOU ????????????????
With Justice For All 