Andrea Pitzer

Trump’s language about immigrants “poisoning” the U.S. repeats past rhetoric that led to civilian detention camps, with horrific, tragic results.

The longer a camp system stays open, the more likely it is that vital things will go wrong.

It’s treated as an all-purpose symbol of evil, not a series of historical events to be reckoned with.

It has stifled suffrage, blamed immigrants for chaos, and suppressed civil rights. It's also how Donald Trump views the entire world.

The president's executive orders and inflammatory rhetoric follow a predictable path.