Trump’s war on immigrants

By: Bruce Botelho

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: June 8, 2026

Words: 1,001

Last Updated: 2 days, 17 hours ago

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Our country has gone through several convulsions against immigrants, none having left a legacy of honor and some having made their imprint on Alaska’s own history: enforcement of the Chinese Exclusion Act and the internment of Japanese and Japanese-Americans immediately come to mind. The Trump Administration is unabashedly adding itself to this legacy. Future generations will ask how we permitted his systematic purging of millions from the United States to happen.

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