‘Deported or departed’: Georgia Governor candidate targets immigrants in ad blitz

President Trump's immigration words and deed have had ripple effects on immigration politics in the United States. There are many examples. Here is the latest.

George Chidi for the Guardian writes that a campaign ad from Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson pledging that unauthorized immigrants committing violent crimes will end up “deported or departed” has been released on streaming services and social media in Georgia.

“I don’t care if you’re a Muslim or a Mongolian, you don’t have the right to force your culture on our country,” the Jackson ad begins. “Too often, criminal illegals commit sick, violent crimes, victimize our children and get away with murder. So here’s my guarantee to them: do that when I’m governor, and you’ll end up deported or departed. Any questions?”

"Pledging fealty to Donald Trump and arguing that his wealth insulates him from politics, Jackson has been flooding Georgia’s media markets – broadcast, social media and streaming – with campaign advertisements."

In another ad, Jackson pledges to “criminalize reverse discrimination” in Georgia.

In another, he describes gender-affirming care for transgender children as “mutilation, irreversible” while showing a child on a gurney being wheeled down a hospital hallway. “Those who would change a child’s gender to alter their sex won’t just face the administrative fines of today. As governor, I’ll put them in jail.”