When I meet a Trump suppoter that isn't stupid, maybe I will change my mind, they seem to be pretty elusive.
You want substance, so here you go.
There has actually been a decline in illegal immigration (
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/11/19/5-facts-about-illegal-immigration-in-the-u-s/) especially from Mexico and it has been a subject of great debat efor quite some time. There have been proposals put forth by Obama, only to be blocked by Republicans without offering any alternatives (
http://www.ibtimes.com/obama-immigr...-court-review-deferred-action-parents-2194047).
You actually use illegal immigration as a reason to support Trump whose idea is to build a wall that will be paid for by Mexico (
https://www.donaldjtrump.com/positions/pay-for-the-wall). This tops the list of dumbest proposals by a candidate in history. You don’t even have to be reasonably intelligent to understand that this will never ever happen. Yet you listed this as your first reason for supporting Trump. It’s sub idiot level of reasoning. Trump isn’t the only one talking about it, he just the only one with a ludicrous plan.
Donnie seemed more then happy to use illegals when it benefitted him:
Where and when:New York City, 1980
The dirt:In order to construct his signature Trump Tower, the builder first had to demolish the Bonwit Teller store,
an architecturally beloved Art Deco edifice. The work had to be done fast, and so managers hired 200 undocumented Polish workers to tear it down, paying them substandard wages for backbreaking work—$5 per hour, when they were paid at all. The workers didn’t wear hard hats and often slept at the site. When the workers complained about their back pay, they were allegedly threatened with deportation.
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/donald-says-controversy-over-his-tower-was-trumped-n397821
You declined to go into detail on corporate tax rates, but I will link Trumps plans here:
https://www.donaldjtrump.com/positions/tax-reform . It sound great! We are going to go from the highest to the lowerest in the world! These new lower taxes are going to spur growth! We have great recent examples like Kansas. There has never been any evidence that this helps, wingnuts like to point to Reagan for this but in reality the gorwth during that time was average. When comparing countries that made significant cuts to those that didn’t the growth rate was virtually the same (
http://www.realclearmarkets.com/art...at_cut_taxes_do_so_at_their_peril_101763.html). I’m sure the rich will love it, but it won’t do shit for the people that actually need it, but then again, you are a Republican so I doubt that matters if history is any indicator.
We can remember how well trickle down worked before:
Your final point was trade. I’m all for bring US jobs back as long as you are going to pay these workers a liveable wage. If you are going to bring them back and pay them shit, then don’t waste the time and effort. Bring the jobs back with a minimum wage of $15/hr and I’m on board. Of course as is the norm with all Trump proposals, it’s full of bluster and low on how to reasonably make it happen:
https://www.donaldjtrump.com/positions/us-china-trade-reform.
You comments on Bernie clearly exhibit that you haven’t actually read any of his proposals and are going off the GOP talking points. If you decide to end you quest as a low information voter and actually také the time to read the freely available information and comment intelligently, we can have a discussion.
Here is the complete Trump platform:
https://www.donaldjtrump.com/positions
Trump history of racism is long and well known:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-racist-examples_us_56d47177e4b03260bf777e83
"When Mexico sends its people, they're not sending the best. They're not sending you, they're sending people that have lots of problems and they're bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. ... And some, I assume, are good people."
“Laziness is a trait in the blacks. ... Black guys counting my money! I hate it.”
“The only kind of people I want counting my money are little short guys that wear yamakas every day.”
Trump is openly sexist: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry...-said-about-women_us_55d356a8e4b07addcb442023
http://www.bustle.com/articles/1318...es-from-2015-are-honestly-just-the-tip-of-the
I am guessing this adds to the reasons you support him. He talks on your level:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...ge-typical-of-children-under-11-a6936256.html
Which one are you?:
And finally, I’m going to borrow this from a former OTF poster, because it’s right on the money:
I've been saying for awhile that if you support Donald Trump, you're a bad person. Some people have gotten a little butt-hurt over it, so here's why:
He's lied about thousands of Arab-Americans cheering 9/11. In fact he wants to keep a database on American Muslims and deny any other Muslims from entering America. A whole religion! 1.6 billion people worship Islam. Maybe we shouldn't try to enrage all of them when so far it's only the extreme fringe of them that seem to be hating on us. After all, American Christian extremists have still killed more Americans than Muslim extremists have.
He supports torture. I'm sorry, but we're America. We're supposed to be the good guys. The good guys do not torture people. Not even bad people. If you support that, tear up your good person card. You don't deserve it.
He's made the ridiculous idea of building a wall along the Mexican border one of the pillars of his campaign, claiming that he'll get Mexico to pay for it. Now first of all, there's no way that Mexico would pay for such a thing, but also, there's no way that it would be built, and since net migration from Mexico is negative - there are more people moving back than there are coming here - it's also counterproductive. What's he trying to do, trap all that cheap labor while it's here?
He's a terrible misogynist, constantly remarking negatively about women and degrading them based upon their appearance. He's been divorced multiple times and says he'd date his daughter if it wasn't taboo. And these aren't second hand statements reported by people who may have heard it. He's said these things in public and on camera!
He has regularly incited violence at his rallies and referred to Latinos as "rapists and murderers" and African Americans as "losers." That's racist and xenophobic, not to mention dangerous for someone standing in a position of authority. When endorsed by David Duke - former Grand Wizard of the KKK - he said he'd need to investigate some more about it before commenting on it. So if you're supporting him and David Duke is supporting him, what does that say about you?
And let's not forget, he's one of the original Birthers. And he's been on record in the past as an Anti-Vaxxer. He's peddled crazy conspiracy theories for years. I suspect it's not because he believes them, but because he knows his moronic followers will. But aside from being crazy, some of those positions are dangerous too. Seriously, vaccinate your kids.
So if I've offended anyone by saying that you're a bad person if you support Donald Trump, I'm not sorry. You are.
If you support Cruz, you're just scary....
This is guy you want as president, that’s scary.
http://zap2it.com/2016/03/saturday-night-live-racists-for-trump-campaign-video/
Didn't have time to proof read.