Anti-immigrant rhetoric has become an ugly feature of the US race to the White House

Amid anti-immigrant rhetoric, it’s worth remembering some of the major candidates vying for the presidency are either the children or spouses of immigrants, writes Bette Browne

Anti-immigrant rhetoric has become an ugly feature of the US presidential race, yet some of the major candidates vying for the White House are themselves either the children or spouses of immigrants.

Somewhere in this election, the message seems to have been lost that America is a country of immigrants and that a president can no longer rely on ageing white voters to get elected but must have the support of Hispanics and others who make up the new demographic.