No, you're right it's not outrageous in itself. The message--that Trump doesn't want people from poor countries coming here--is what bothered me but it didn't surprise me. Not because it's racist but because he's a snob. Being born with a silver spoon in his mouth, I guess it's understandable but dang! If all he was doing was making a point about merit based immigration, then he should have said something about it. His comment was the OPPOSITE.
so, I am having this discussion with my wife right now
she asked me WWJD (for real) - would Jesus want us to help these unfortunate downtrodden
and the answer, of course, is yes
my reply is this - we have plenty of unfortunate souls that are American citizens that we should help 1st
we can't afford to bring in impoverished people from 3rd world countries - they do not contribute to society, in fact, more often than not, they add to our collective burden as a society
on illegal aliens -
these people; unskilled laborer type illegals, hurt us and they do, in many instances, steal jobs
every major American city (by major, I mean 100,000 + population) has an area where you can pick up illegals to work for the day - I have used them myself (to help clean up my yard, or when I have moved)
the problem is; when businesses hire them; they get paid in cash
no payroll taxes for them or the employer
so they live here and are part of the economy, but they do not contribute - but they do use our resources (they get welfare, use medical services and have their children in our schools)
furthermore, every major city also has a "labor pool" where unskilled Americans go in the hope of finding short term job projects - when a business owner picks up illegals at Home Depot; he just denied work to an American at the labor pool
this is where I agree with Trump - America & Americans 1st