Former Attorney General Bill Barr expressed his offense at former President Donald Trump’s comments about immigrants “poisoning the blood” of the country, citing racist overtones.
Barr emphasized the positive contributions of Hispanic Americans and criticized the notion of immigrants polluting the country’s blood, stating that such attacks are foul.
He acknowledged the strains on the system due to an influx of people from different countries but highlighted the overall positive impact of Hispanic Americans. (Trending: Assault Weapons Ban Set To Take Effect, Here’s What To Know)
“I’m offended by it because it has racist overtones,” Barr said.
“I actually feel, as you say, we have to control the border and a lot of people coming across the border from anywhere in the world.”
“We don’t know where they’re coming from.”
He added, “The fact of the matter is that the Hispanic Americans that have come up from South America have made great citizens. You know, they have strong values. They’re entrepreneurial.”
“My son-in-law was a Marine combat officer, and he said the best Marines in his unit in Iraq were recent Hispanic immigrants.”
“So, I don’t like these racist overtones. In the broad sweep of history, the fact that we have a reservoir to our south of these people who come out of the Western tradition, their religious people, good family people in general, is a boon to the United States.”
“Does that mean they all are like that? No. And does bringing in a lot of people at once from a different country, does that put strains on our system and harm the country to an extent? Yes, it does.”
“But the attacks on the idea that they pollute our blood, I think are foul.”
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