The backpedaling of 'It was just a joke!" is strong here,

  • OccamsTeapot@lemmy.world
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    3 hours ago

    But even ignoring the hyperbole (ie never again = much less) it is still clearly implying that people who don’t speak English are illegals. Of course that is dehumanizing. And obviously false, designed to conflate non English speakers with people who crossed the border illegally.