Why Trump's alarmist message on immigration may be resonating beyond his base

WILL WEISSERT and JILL COLVIN

Updated April 1, 2024 at 4:54 PM

FILE - Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally March 16, 2024, in Vandalia, Ohio. Trump's anti-immigrant rhetoric appears to be making inroads even among some Democrats, a worrying sign for President Joe Biden. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean, File)

FILE - Migrants wait to be processed by the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol after they crossed the Rio Grande and entered the U.S. from Mexico, Oct. 19, 2023, in Eagle Pass, Texas. Donald Trump's anti-immigrant rhetoric appears to be making inroads even among some Democrats, a worrying sign for President Joe Biden. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

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Shots of men with tattoos and videos of violent crime are set against close-ups of people waving and wrapping themselves in American flags. “They're coming by the thousands,” Trump says in the video, posted on his social media site. In his speeches and online posts, Trump has ramped up anti-immigrant rhetoric as he seeks the White House a third time, casting migrants as dangerous criminals “poisoning the blood” of America.

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