Who again is the mob at the gates?

By: Jeffery Bineham

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: February 5, 2026

Words: 932

Last Updated: 1 week, 3 days ago

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We all should be horrified at the recent violence inflicted by federal agents here. But we should not be surprised. It’s been in the works for years — predicted, encouraged and justified by the immigration story Trump and his cohorts endlessly repeat.

We could dismiss Trump as a racist xenophobe. His language invites the label. But to stop there is insufficient and dangerous. To counter Trump’s justification for the kind of brutality that has …

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