Trump supports the "cultural" critique of European immigration

ELLESBOROUGH President Donald Trump insisted on Friday that European immigration policies were changing the "European fabric" and destroying European culture.

At a press conference with British Prime Minister Theresa May, Trump came back on May criticism. that he did in an explosive interview released as he began his visit to the countryside. But he reiterated his belief that Europe 's decision to accept migrants from the Middle East and Africa is "a very negative thing for Europe.

"Politically not necessarily correct." But he said that European countries need to "watch each other."

"You change the culture, you change a lot of things," he said, adding, "You see the same terrorist attacks I do."

Trump reiterates a position that he articulated in an interview published Thursday by The Sun, in which he also criticized the treatment of Brexit's negotiations by May and declared: "I think that allow millions and millions of"

May quickly refuted Trump during their appearance Joint, claiming that the UK has a "proud history of welcoming people who are fleeing persecution in our country."

the years, global immigration has been good for the UK " she added. "This has brought people from different backgrounds, different perspectives here in the UK and we have seen them contribute to our society and our economy."

Critics have blamed the president for using language that echoes supremacist claims power.

Rep. Adriano Espaillat, DN.Y., born in the Dominican Republic, said that Trump "was trying to fire the gasoline and start a cultural war, and he is unhappy that he divides in the United States and that he also divides in Europe. " [19659004] "We all claim our nation as an immigrant nation," Espaillat said. "For him to characterize this as something negative that we should avoid is somehow going against the most important and fundamental principles of our country."

Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., Born in Taipei, Taiwan, said that American culture is constantly changing through immigration.

"It's what makes our country amazing and awesome," said Lieu. "It is a continual renewal of our American ideals set forth in our Constitution and Declaration of Independence with each successive new generation."

Trump said that he believes that the British Brexit vote in 2016 was partly a response to European laxity. He has often tried to use Europe as a warning to the United States, where he seeks to implement more aggressive migration policies.

Trump used hard rhetoric on immigration to motivate his political base at home, sometimes using racial or ethnic nuances. During the 2016 presidential campaign, he condemned the ban on Muslim immigration to the United States. Since entering the White House, he has imposed travel restrictions on citizens of some Muslim-majority countries, reduced refugee admissions to the US He has attracted Democrats' attention earlier this year for describing MS-13 gang members, many of whom were immigrants to the United States, like "animals".

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Miller of Washington. Kevin Freking, Associated Press editor in Washington, contributed to this report.