Needing another subject to argue about, I find myself aimlessly wandering through my previous blog posts. I realized that both of the New York Times articles I critiqued argue about the unity of the Democratic party. The authors of both articles have one goal: to never hear the words "President Trump." So I took the matter into my hands and asked myself "Should Donald Trump be president?"
The first thing that should be noted is Trump's (Expensive) Immigration Plan. Donald Trump has suggested that the federal government immediately fully enforce the current immigration law and took a jab at President Obama in stating that he could do so in 18 months—far shorter than how long it would take Obama. However, the American Action Forum estimates that doing so would cost the government from $400 billion to $600 billion, shrink the labor force by 11 million, reduce the GDP by $1.6 trillion, and take 20 years to complete. Immigration is an enormous source of economic vitality. Enforcing the immigration law not only harms the United States economy, but also the social diversity of a country that is known for its rich ethnic diversity. Trump claims that he can fix our economy, but he would clearly just bring our economy to ruins.
A big issue the United States has been facing is same-sex marriage. In its midst, is the Orlando shooting, the largest mass shooting in America. With 49 lives lost, people are supposed to come together and show strength and unity. However, Trump did the opposite. Rather than offering sincere condolences, Trump takes the opportunity to boast about his powers of foresight, blame President Obama, and demonize American Muslims. He rejects finding solutions in favor of placing blame—throwback to fights over who gets to go down the slide first during kindergarten recess and timeouts. Furthermore, blaming President Obama shows Trump's lack of respect for the United States as a nation. If Trump can't respect the person who represents the United States, how can he respect its citizens? Based on his boasts, it's clear that Trump wants a throne, a crown, and subjects ready to carry out his every wish in fear of deportation. The frosting on my dump the Trump cake would be the display of his racism. He demonizes American Muslims, stating that they are all terrorists and pledging that he will ban Muslims, yes all 1.6 billion of them, from entering the United States. Basically, if Muslims already residing in America were allowed to stay, Trump could very well strip them of their constitutional rights.
Are we, the people, really going to let a man who won't respect the U.S. Constitution or any of us claim the title as the President of the United States?
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