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Trump declared that the problem is not too many police, but instead too few. He praised law enforcement and said that Hillary Clinton was urging on a "war" against police, which he deemed "reckless." In the past, Trump has pushed for controversial "stop-and-frisk" policing, specifically in cities like Chicago that are plagued by gun violence. But that policy was not mentioned in Charlotte Wednesday.
Instead, Trump focused on stopping illegal immigration as a means to return jobs and economic prosperity to the black community. "Illegal immigration violates the civil rights of African-Americans," Trump said. "No group has been more economically harmed by decades of illegal immigration than low-income African-American workers." He pushed for the wall along the Mexico border and argued that by curbing the number of undocumented immigrants flowing into the country, it would "restore the civil rights" to the black community.
The Republican businessman pushed for tax holidays and tax incentives to help companies to relocate to inner cities. And to continue to spur the the growth of these "blighted communities" Trump wants to "seek a federal disaster designation … in order to initiate the rebuilding of vital infrastructure, the demolition of abandoned properties and the increased presence of law enforcement."
Trump laid out three foundational principles that would guide his deal with African-American voters: safe communities, great education and higher paying jobs.
In order to accomplish these goals, Trump promised more police on the streets,
originally posted by: abe froman
a reply to: kruphix
You mean there aren't enough cops on the streets to keep us from killing each other?
In 2015 about 6,000 black people were killed by black people.
258 were fatally shot by police.
originally posted by: Hefficide
So the article states that Trump's "New Deal For Black America" is:
1) More cops.
2) His wall and an immigration crackdown.
3) Tax breaks for corporations.
????
...
Good luck with that.
Yes, because that is what BLM has been protesting this past 2 years...there aren't enough cops on the street to kill us.
originally posted by: kruphix
a reply to: carewemust
Oh, maybe Donald is finally coming around...let's see what he has to say.
Trump laid out three foundational principles that would guide his deal with African-American voters: safe communities, great education and higher paying jobs.
Awesome...so far so good.
In order to accomplish these goals, Trump promised more police on the streets,
*FACEPALM*
Yes, because that is what BLM has been protesting this past 2 years...there aren't enough cops on the street to kill us.
originally posted by: Hefficide
a reply to: BlueAjah
Seems like you don't need my input as you've filled in my answers for me with standard right wing talking points! Thanks!
Ignoring that - I do have a couple of ideas to help with the issues in inner cities....
1) Raise wages to fall in line with the cost of living and inflation.
2) Undo decades of gerrymandering so that the people who live there have a fair say in their representation.
3) Train law enforcement to stop profiling, incarcerating and murdering inner city males at unfathomably disproportionate rates.
4) End the senseless war on drugs and begin a policy of education and treatment rather than the current punitive approach.
5) Normalize the ridiculous and long standing Jim Crow policies in education to ensure that inner city schools are equal in funding and resources as their suburban counterparts.
6) Educate the general public about the realities of the problems facing the inner city so that people don't go around with the kinds of misinformed ideas that are represented by your list.
originally posted by: Bluntone22
When are blacks going to get tired of people telling them they are to dumb to succeed on their own and still need whitey's help?