Overview

• Former President Donald Trump has been using increasingly inflammatory language about immigrants, stating that they are 'poisoning the blood' of America, a phrase critics associate with fascist ideology.
• Trump has defended his comments and plans to continue using this rhetoric, despite backlash and comparisons to Nazi rhetoric.
• Trump's comments come at a time when both the United States and Europe are seeing significant increases in arrivals of those seeking asylum.
• Trump's rhetoric is resonating with some voters, with recent polling suggesting his attacks on immigrants make many Republican Iowa caucusgoers more likely to support him.
• Trump's campaign has indicated that they will be rolling out newer, even 'tougher' policy proposals on immigration in 2024.