Trump's Hard-Line Immigration Views Earn Him An Unlikely Critic: Ammon Bundy

[DonViejo]

By Kate Riga

November 28, 2018 12:56 pm

Ammon Bundy, who gained fame after spearheading standoffs with federal authorities and law enforcement, is breaking with President Donald Trump over Trump’s hard-line immigration views. The dissent has earned him death threats, he said in a video posted to Facebook.

“He has basically called them all criminals and said they’re not coming in here. It seems that there’s been this group stereotype,” Bundy said of Trump’s immigration rhetoric in the video. “But what about those who have come here for reasons of need?”

“What about the fathers, the mothers, the children, who have come here and are willing to go through the process to apply for asylum so they can come into this country and benefit from not having to be oppressed continually by criminals?” he added.

Bundy came into the national consciousness when he supported his father, Cliven, who refused to yield federally owned land back to the Bureau of Land Management after neglecting to pay to graze his cattle. The armed standoff was deescalated after negotiation with law enforcement.

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[WeekiWater]

1. Anti-Government... First and foremost.

Like old school conservatism one can often make reasonable sounding points to back up where they stand.

Ammon's thoughts on government and society are brutally oppressive. Guy should currently be in prison. I respect nothing he says and like old school conservatives I will place no level of compassion in the words they use, even when sounding compassionate and well reasoned.

[brush]

2. He should be in jail. Now he's just wanting to exploit low wage workers for his ranch.

[WeekiWater]

3. "Now he's just wanting to exploit low wage workers for his ranch."

I was going to elaborate with that. Thank you.

[Wellstone ruled]

5. You mean for his

Idaho Apple Farm.

There is something else going on here. Relatives and Converts coming in from Latin America

[Caliman73]

4. BINGO

Which is why you NEVER hear ranchers, farmers, Meat packers, and all number of other difficult labor industry people talking about closing the border and stopping immigration. They like to characterize immigrants as bad people, but just bad enough to keep voting in Republicans.

Now this idiot White nationalist comes around and because of his sheer stupidity and cruelty, is burning the whole thing down. Now they have to decide between their prejudice and their desire for money. Hard life.

[Purrfessor]

6. AKA: Ammon no-Bin Snackin