Perspectives

This part of the study guide will help you put Donald Trump’s immigration speech in a broader perspective, looking at current issues and other relevant speeche…

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Current issues

Since Trump delivered this speech, he won the elections and had become the US President. Consequently, it makes sense to consider if and how Trump implemented the immigration policies he proposed.

For example, Trump argued that he would build a wall with Mexico and Mexico will pay for it. While the building of the wall has already started, it has also been confirmed that it is the US who is going to pay for it and not the Mexican state.

Also, Trump suggested in his speech that he will suspend certain visas for so…

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Textual perspective

In your analysis of this speech, you should also consider looking at other speeches by Republican Donald Trump or related to the topic of immigration.

For example, you could look at Donald Trump’s inaugural address from 2017 or his Super Tuesday victory speech from 2016.

The inaugural address is very formal and shorter than other Trump speeches. It also touches on immigration, but the focus is on building ethos around Trump’s election as President and on the American economy and democracy. Unlike in the speeches from the campaign, Trump’s address avoids openly criticizing President Obama or his former political opponents.

The Super Tuesday victory speech also touches on the topic of immigration along with other campai…