While Donald Trump has done everything in his power to make sure that the nation is aware of the things that Hilary Clinton has done wrong, in addition to the media’s contribution to the matter, it is no surprise that both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have landed themselves amongst the lowest approval ratings in history.
However, as Trump makes his shift on immigration reform and pursues a softer approach to his former harsh immigration policies, one can only begin to wonder if Hillary Clinton’s quiet rhetoric on immigration was a tactful strategy to make herself heard?
Inclusivity, diversity, acceptance, pathway to citizenship, keep families together: these are the terms that we have consistently heard throughout Clinton’s campaign when she spoke about immigration. These terms are not randomly selected, they have been carefully and intentionally chosen to act as a motive appeal. While Trump initially tailored his rhetoric towards the conservative, white men of the country, HRC has articulated her rhetoric to be especially compelling to a particular audience, too. According to a recent analysis of changes in the nations eligible voting population, nearly 31 percent of eligible voters will be Hispanic, black, Asian, or another racial or ethnic minority. This will be recorded as the most racially and ethnically diverse U.S. Electorate in history & fortunately for HRC, these “minorities” that are now representing a majority have heard her loud and clear.
So, what does that say about Clinton and her immigration rhetoric? It says that amidst all of Trumps insensitive statements about Mexican immigrants being rapists and murders or select religion bans across the country, Clinton appeared to be the perfect antithesis for the minorities within The U.S. It says that, now, as Trump attempts to dissociate himself from his early campaign rhetoric to gain some votes from the minorities that he previously insulted, those same minorities are remembering who defended them since the beginning of the campaign. Clinton may have done A LOT of wrong things in her life, however, her immigration rhetoric (in terms of effectiveness) is not one of them.
I believe that the votes that Trump now needs in order to become president rest firmly in Hillary Clinton’s hands. I believe that majority of the minority voters within The U.S. will not be swayed by Trump’s new rhetoric, but rather will stay loyal and devoted to supporting Hillary Clinton, and I believe that Clinton’s immigration rhetoric can be widely attributed to that.