Why can't certain groups of people understand basic English concepts and that it is terribly important to be accurate when making assertions about other people's motives?

Assembly woman Liz Ortega, a Democrat from Hayward, said, "Trump's war on immigrants was never about safety." 

Trump doesn't have a war on immigrants. He embraces and wants immigrants... legal immigrants. Trump is married to an immigrant.

Liz fails to make the distinction between legal and illegal immigrants. It is such an important and simple difference. One obeys the law. The other doesn't. While there are a few exceptional cases, such as the man who for over 70 years thought he was a legal citizen, only to discover he wasn't, most cases are deliberate disregard of our immigration laws.  

Liz claims racism, when it is about immigration law. If you are looking for someone who broke immigration law, are you more likely to look at the white, English only fellow, or someone of color who doesn't or barely speaks the language?  That alone isn't enough.  But, if they are associating with illegal immigrants with criminal backgrounds who became a target of ICE, it is appropriate to ask for their ID.  Likewise, if you see a load of people pour out of the back of a truck, or a business that was identified as hired illegals, it is appropriate to ask for their IDs.  If they refuse, that alone is suspicious.

We must have care not to arrest legal citizens!  But, if they refuse to cooperate and show their ID out of the misguided thought that they are resisting a particular politician, then any arrest is on them.