Trump push to deport Vietnam War refugees scalds California GOP

[DonViejo]

‘It’s not just bad social policy. It’s incredibly bad politics,’ said one Republican consultant.

By JEREMY B. WHITE 12/15/2018 06:56 AM EST

Anti-Trump sentiment helped Democrats topple every Republican House member in Orange County last month in the storied California conservative stronghold.

Now, a Trump administration push to deport Vietnamese nationals is compounding the party’s problems, possibly cementing the loss of a coastal county that had long been the epicenter of Republican power in California.

As state Republicans try to chart a path out of electoral oblivion, several of them expressed incredulity that Donald Trump would follow the election thrashing by antagonizing one of the few minority groups that has consistently voted for GOP candidates.

“Trump shovels more dirt on California Republicans’ grave...” Republican Assemblyman and former leader Chad Mayes tweeted in response to reports that the administration would revive its efforts to deport Vietnamese people who arrived in America before 1995.

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https://www.politico.com/story/2018/12/15/trump-vietnam-war-refugees-california-gop-orange-county-1066639

[Vogon_Glory]

1. Trump's Move Won't Help The Republicans Here In Texas Either

A lot of Vietnamese relocated to Houston, Dallas, and to the Gulf Coast after the fall of Saigon. Not so long ago, the Texas GOP had the good sense not to run them off. But it looks like Donnie’s too clueless to see he’s making another fracture in the Great Red Capstone that has given so many Republicans the keys to the White House since 1980.