White nationalism and Donald Trump's immigration policies towards latino immigrants

Abstract

This research work attempts to explore the reason behind Trump’s immigration policies towards Latino immigrants through the analysis of selected speeches from 2015, 2016 and 2018. Besides, it reviews the history of Latino immigrants in the United States of America and the causes that explain Trump racialization of Latinos. To achieve this, the study relies on the concept of White Nationalism and Chavez’s concept of “The Latino Threat” to unveil Trump’s doctrine, which includes making xenophobic statements and policies to reinforce white identity and exclude immigrants of color, specifically Latinos. Therefore, this research uncovers that White Nationalism became the defining feature of Trump’s immigration policies revitalizing conservative ideology in the United States.