“The anti-immigrant climate they are living in causes unauthorized students and those in mixed-status families to live in constant fear of losing their parents and other family members in raids and random stops. Some undocumented parents in New Mexico and other border states keep their children home from school for fear of being arrested when they drop them off at school, or being stopped at border patrol checkpoints on the roads along the way there” (Goodman, 57)

This passage stood out to me because it shows the dangerous consequences of the hateful anti-immigrant rhetoric coming from the top of our government, particularly the president. When a leader makes hateful, bigoted comments, it shows the people that it is acceptable to act this way. We see this hateful rhetoric put into action in the form of hate crimes and violent, often deadly, acts of domestic terrorism. The people who spread this hateful rhetoric are not at all aware or familiar with the immigration process, even though the United States is a country of immigrants. Xenophobic misconceptions cause people to believe or pretend to believe lies, which end up putting innocent people in danger.