The Republican Debate 2-27-2016

27, February 2016                 The Republican Debate

At long last, just days before Super Tuesday, the remaining anti-Trump caucus found their collective voices to out trump Trump.

In a series of jabs, reminiscent of the great boxer Mohammed Ali, Rubio felled his opponent exposing his double talk on immigration reminding the audience and viewers of Trump’s penchant for hiring large numbers of illegal immigrants. Cruz followed with several body blows recalling how the federal court found Trump guilty of a conspiracy of hiring illegal workers fining him $1 million. Sensing the hostility, Trump pouted that the audience were filled with lobbyists, special interest groups and donors.

All this comes on the heels of a report that Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida, sought more than 500 visas for foreign workers, hiring hundreds of foreign workers, rather than hiring U.S.- born workers who applied for the same jobs.

It’s ironic that all the talk of building walls and tightening immigration belies the fact, that according to The Center for Migration Studies, immigration is down. Glaringly omitted was the impact of Asian-Americans which are the fastest growing immigrant population in the U.S.

Trump should take small comfort from the endorsement of Governor Chris Christie and the former grand wizard, David Duke. Perhaps, the final coup de gras came when the dynamic duo of Rubio and Cruz exposed Trump’s scheme of offering worthless diplomas to predominantly poor Americans at his infamous Trump University.