Trump On Immigrants Crossing The Border From Mexico: “The U.S. Has Become A Dumping Ground.” “When do we beat Mexico at the border? They are laughing at us, at our stupidity. Now they are beating us economically. They are not our friend, believe me. But they are killing us economically. The U.S. has become a dumping ground for everybody else's problems. Thank you. It's true, and these are the best and the finest. When Mexico sends its people, they are not sending their best. They are not sending you. They are not sending you. They are sending people that have lots of problems, and they are bringing those problems with us, they are bringing drugs and they are bringing crime, they’re rapists, and some are good people, and I speak to border guards and they tell us what we are getting. It only makes common sense. It only makes common sense.” [Donald Trump Presidential Campaign Announcement, 6/16/15] • Trump: “Thank You @AnnCoulter For Your Nice Words. The U.S. Is Becoming A Dumping Ground For The World. Pols Don't Get It. Make America Great Again!” [@realDonaldTrump, Twitter, 6/20/15] Trump Cited An Article About Migrant Rape Victims And When CNN Host Don Lemon Said That The Article Mostly Dealt With Victims, Trump Said, “Well, Somebody's Doing The Raping, Don! I Mean, Somebody's Doing It! Who's Doing The Raping? Who's Doing The Raping?” “Trump defended his remarks in an interview Wednesday night on CNN. ‘If you look at the statistics of people coming, you look at the statistics on rape, on crime, on everything coming in illegally into this country, it's mind-boggling,’ Trump said. He also cited an article about migrant rape victims. When CNN host Don Lemon said that the article mostly dealt with victims, Trump said, ‘Well, somebody's doing the raping, Don! I mean, somebody's doing it! Who's doing the raping? Who's doing the raping?’” [The Hill, 7/2/15] TRUMP SAID THAT UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS FROM MEXICO BROUGHT DRUGS AND “INFECTIOUS DISEASE” Trump Issued A Statement Defending His Comments About Mexican Immigrants And Claiming That Not Only Are Drugs Coming Across The Border With Immigrants But “Tremendous Infectious Disease Is Pouring Across The Border.” “I don’t see how there is any room for misunderstanding or misinterpretation of the statement I made on June 16th during my Presidential announcement speech. Here is what I said, and yet this statement is deliberately distorted by the media…The largest suppliers of heroin, cocaine and other illicit drugs are Mexican cartels that arrange to have Mexican immigrants trying to cross the borders and smuggle in the drugs. The Border Patrol knows this. Likewise, tremendous infectious disease is pouring across the border.” [Trump Immigration Statement, 7/6/15] CORPORATE BACKLASH: A NUMBER OF SPONSORS OF TRUMP PRODUCTS DROPPED THEIR AFFILIATION FOLLOWING HIS OFFENSIVE REMARKS ABOUT MEXICAN IMMIGRANTS Politico: “Amid Mounting Public Pressure, NBCUniversal Announced Monday That It Will Cut Business Ties With Donald Trump Due To ‘Recent Derogatory Statements’ The Republican Presidential Hopeful Made Regarding Mexican Immigrants.” “Amid mounting public pressure, NBCUniversal announced Monday that it will cut business ties with Donald Trump due to ‘recent derogatory statements’ the Republican presidential hopeful made regarding Mexican immigrants. ‘At NBC, respect and dignity for all Confidential Page 147