Immigration
Well, we know how the saying goes. What goes around comes around! That’s exactly what happened to Donald Trump after his “s*** hole” comment of immigrants coming from El Salvador, Haiti, and African countries. Blavity reports on an artist that stuck it to Trump using his creative abilities. Artist Robin Bell, the founder of Bells Visual, […]
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump turned his Twitter torment Monday on the Democrat in the room where immigration talks with lawmakers took a famously coarse turn, saying Sen. Dick Durbin misrepresented what he had said about African nations and Haiti and, in the process, undermined the trust needed to make a […]
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump, on the defensive in the wake of recent disparaging comments about Haiti and African nations that have revived questions about whether the leader of the world’s melting pot is a racist, declared Sunday that he is not one. “No, No. I am not a racist,” Trump […]
At the top on Thursday night’s “The Daily Show,” funnyman/host Trevor Noah – who just happens to be from an African “shithole” country – told the audience that he had planned to begin the show by speaking on how South Korea’s president credited President Donald Trump’s rhetoric with getting North Korea to the negotiating table. […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday denied using certain “language” as fury spread over his comments about immigration during a private meeting with lawmakers. But neither he nor the White House denied the most controversial of his comments: using the word “shithole” to describe countries in Africa and saying he would prefer immigrants […]
1/12/18- Huggy Lowdown has elected Donald Trump as the Bamma Of The Week And Year! Trump showed up to the Georgia/Alabama NCAA championship game and didn’t know the words to the National Anthem. He also referred to African countries as s-hole countries. Disrespect! READ MORE STORIES ON BLACKAMERICAWEB.COM: GET THE HOTTEST STORIES STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOX:
Civil rights leaders and groups reacted to Trump's racist comments calling Haiti and African nations "shithole countries."
UPDATE: President Donald Trump‘s profane comment about Africa is drawing furious reactions from civil rights organizations. The NAACP is accusing Trump of “lowbrow, callous and unfiltered racism.” A statement released Thursday evening by the organization says Trump’s “decision to use profanity to describe African, Central American and Caribbean countries is not only a low […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration’s decision to end special protections for about 200,0000 Salvadoran immigrants filled many Salvadoran families with dread Monday, raising the possibility that they will be forced to abandon their roots in the U.S. and return to a violent homeland they have not known for years, even decades. Homeland Security Secretary […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — There will be some familiar but stubborn clashes facing lawmakers Wednesday as Congress begins its 2018 session staring at the year’s first potential calamity — an election-year government shutdown unless there’s a bipartisan spending pact by Jan. 19. Looking to prevent a closure of federal agencies, top White House officials planned to […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said Monday it is ending a temporary residency permit program that has allowed almost 60,000 citizens from Haiti to live and work in the United States since a 2010 powerful earthquake shook the Caribbean nation. The Homeland Security Department said conditions in Haiti have improved significantly, so the benefit […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — An early December government shutdown is a real possibility since a divided Congress can’t agree on military spending, Democrats insist on help for young immigrants and President Donald Trump’s position can change with each lawmaker he talks to. Most of Washington is focused on overhauling the nation’s tax code, but lawmakers face […]