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Is leaving our borders wide open to all a bright or dumb idea?

Much has been said about the opening up of our borders to allow all Africans to come into our fair nation. Many have argued that this would breed opportunities for terrorism and further increase joblessness in Kenya. These arguments may seem to have merit but are based on a philosophy I call 'Trumpism'.

Trumpism is the philosophy that all immigrants are inherently evil and are to blame for all the problems within a host country. It is a philosophy that ignores the death of nearly 4,000 Americans at the hands of a white middle-class mass shooter and focus on two immigrants who killed five. It is the focus on creating an imagined enemy to the detriment of actual opportunity to deal with real issues.

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