Internet backs Donald Trump as he says migrants entering US 'make our prisoners look like nice people'

OXON HILL, MARYLAND: Former President Donald Trump delivered a fiery speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Saturday, February 24, where he issued stark warnings about the potential consequences of President Joe Biden's reelection, particularly focusing on immigration policies and border security.

In a speech that exceeded an hour in length, Trump predicted dire scenarios, including tens of millions of migrants pouring into the country and the rise of violent criminal gangs infiltrating American suburbs.

Comparing migrants to criminals

Trump began his address by drawing a comparison between incarcerated criminals and incoming migrants, asserting that violent criminals behind bars are "nicer" than those entering the country.

"All of a sudden we're starting to like our prisoners and our horrible violent criminals because they're nicer than the people that are flowing in. They're coming from Asia. They're coming from the Middle East. They're coming from all over the world, coming from Africa, and we're not going to stand for it anymore as a country," Trump said. "We're not going to stand for it anymore. They're destroying our country," said.

The former president said many were coming in from "countries that nobody ever heard of," and that people from "prisons in the Congo" were also en route. "Let me tell you the only good thing is they make our prisoners and our bad gang members look like very nice people by comparison. That's the one good thing," he added.

During his speech, Trump raised concerns about the potential consequences of a second term for President Biden, warning of an unprecedented surge in illegal immigration.

"The worst is yet to come. Our country will go and see the levels that were unimaginable. With four more years of Biden, the hordes of illegal aliens stampeding across our borders will exceed 40 to 50 million people," Trump said. 

"Medicare, Social Security, health care, and public education will buckle and collapse," he continued. "Ruthless gangs will explode even more into the suburbs," Trump said, before switching gears to say suburban women are "going to love me so much."

"The gangs will be invading your territory," he said, adding that Hamas and Antifa "will terrorize our streets ... China will dominate us." 

Social media reactions

The former president's remarks resonated with many on social media.

"50 mil, he’s not wrong," one posted on X.

"All true," another wrote.

"Trump is right," someone else agreed.

"He is right. They are scumbags and they keep coming," another added.

Navigating the immigration debate

Immigration has emerged as a top concern for voters, with President Biden himself adopting a tougher stance on the issue. However, efforts to address the crisis have faced challenges, with social services in cities such as New York, Chicago, and Denver struggling to accommodate asylum seekers without adequate housing or work authorization.

The strain on resources has prompted nine Democratic governors from across the country to urge action from Washington to address what they describe as a humanitarian crisis. “It is clear our national immigration system is outdated and unprepared to respond to this unprecedented global migration,” the governors wrote in a letter to Biden last month.

In response to the growing influx of migrants, states and cities have been forced to allocate significant resources to manage the situation. However, they stress the need for federal support and comprehensive immigration reform to address the root causes of the crisis effectively.

Earlier this month, Trump lamented that his border message didn’t resonate when he ran for reelection in 2020 because he’d done such a good job with the border that he “took it out of play," AP reported.

“Literally we couldn’t put it in a speech,” Trump said at a campaign rally in Las Vegas. and added, “Nobody wanted to hear about the border. We had no border problem. But now we can talk about the border because it’s never, ever been worse than it is now.”

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