[vivekd]

I don't really follow American politics too much (I'm a Canadian), but as I see it, the people who stand be really adversely affected by Trumps policies are illegal Mexican immigrants and people from Islamic countries, and to be honest, I don't think they will actually be affected. I think trump is lying about those campaign promises. For one, it's just not practical from a logistic standpoint to deport all those millions of Mexican illegal immigrants, the process would bankrupt the country, and Trump has got to now that.

It's also not practical, in a globalized world, to have a ban on immigrants from Islamic countries. It would be financial suicide.

I think Trump is going to backtrack on both these promises, I think the Muslim ban is going to become a ban on "non approved" immigrants from Syria, Iraq and Yemen where there are major conflicts and he's probably going to backtrack on the Mexican issue claiming impracticability.

I mean really, it's not like anyone holds you the promises you make during primaries. I remember Trump also made a promise to shut down congress over the abortion issue (which is impossible for congress to overturn because it's been ruled a Constitutional right) and then just a few days later, I saw him on the news praising planned parenthood for the great work they do.

I think the guy is just playing to the crowd and saying what it takes to get the nomination. Trump seems to me to be one of those guys who is determined and will do what it takes to succeed at what he sets his mind to. I think a lot of his more radical statements during the Primaries is just election talk aimed at getting single issue republican voters to rally behind him (the Christian right over abortion, the nationalist right over immigration etc).

Also Theil is a huge pro-immigration advocate, I can't see him supporting an anti-immigration candidate .

[dragonwriter]

> I don't really follow American politics too much (I'm a Canadian), but as I see it, the people who stand be really adversely affected by Trumps policies are illegal Mexican immigrants and people from Islamic countries

Many people who do follow American politics closely disagree with this assessment of who stands to be "really adversely affected" by a Trump Presidency.