IOM Spokesman Joel Millman: 'US Is Spreading Xenophobia by Demonizing Migrants' PressTV
go to original August 15, 2016

The United States is spreading xenophobia by demonizing migrants, says International Organization for Migration (IMO), slamming GOP’s nominee Donald Trump for repeating his anti-migration stance.

On the last day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, Trump reiterated that he will build a wall on the US-Mexico border to stop the flow of immigrants into the country.

At a news briefing in Geneva, IOM spokesman Joel Millman censured the US and real estate tycoon, saying, "What is more concerning, and especially because it is from a leading country like the United States, is the encouragement of xenophobia in demonizing migrants, legal and illegal - legal and undocumented I should say - is extremely troubling. We think it is beneath the American people to pander this kind of prejudice.”

The IOM spokesman further noted that, since they are more vulnerable, migrants are more susceptible to being misused by the world politicians for political purposes.

Millman suggested that ideas such as building a barrier to stop migrants precede the appearance of Trump in the 2016 vote, yet have always been “counter-productive” as they empower criminals and increase corruption among officials.

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