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Filipino-Americans rattled by Trump’s migrant-chasing ‘xenophobia’ games
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Filipino-Americans rattled by Trump’s migrant-chasing ‘xenophobia’ games Immigrant advocates say the ‘frightening’ games normalise human suffering and violence, deepening fear among the migrant communities Analysts and immigrant advocates described the games, unveiled on Thursday, as “frightening”, trivialising the human toll of the policies and normalising hostility towards migrants, particularly among younger people. Another Tetris-based game instructs players to “build the wall” by...
Filipino-Americans rattled by Trump’s migrant-chasing ‘xenophobia’ games
Immigrant advocates say the ‘frightening’ games normalise human suffering and violence, deepening fear among the migrant communities
Analysts and immigrant advocates described the games, unveiled on Thursday, as “frightening”, trivialising the human toll of the policies and normalising hostility towards migrants, particularly among younger people.
Another Tetris-based game instructs players to “build the wall” by stacking blocks and “protect the border from the coming horde”. The company on Friday said it did not grant permission for the White House to reference its visuals or gameplay.
The United States has expanded its immigration blitz in recent months, arresting, deporting and holding people in poorly maintained detention centres, including those authorised to stay in the country.
In July, a record number of immigrants were deported, while the arrests hit 49,571, legal scholars and researchers at the Deportation Data Project said.
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