invigorate his base. lots of factors. bigotry among them for sure. there's a widespread perception that european immigrants do better here than haitian or african immigrants. the statistics don't match those perceptions, while the stats for haitians on income and education fall below the u.s. average, africans and europeans are on par with the overall u.s. median income is above the u.s. population, as is education, and here's the stat that really jumps out, more haitians and africans are in the workforce than europeans, by a big margin. some leaving the third world are escaping sad, horrific conditions. it's a shame he didn't say it that way. what has set us apart is our history of welcoming them. you know the inscription. "give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses, yearning to breathe free." some will welcome the remarks because they feel dispossessed and want to find people to blame for their lot. others wish for plain speakers,