The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which enforces federal laws against workplace bias, explicitly cites comments like 'go back to where you came from' as examples of 'potentially unlawful conduct.'
President Donald Trump's suggestion that four activist Democratic congresswomen of color"go back" to countries"from which they came" has excited some in his political base. Yet in many of America's workplaces and institutions, the same language would be unacceptable and possibly illegal.
"It wasn't Racist!" tweeted Terrence Williams, a black comedian who supports Trump."No matter what color you are YOU can go back home or move if you don't like America." Rather, his message, the president explained the next day was:"If you hate our country, if you're not happy here, you can leave." In the aftermath of Trump's"go back" tweet, a suburban Chicago gas station clerk was fired after a video posted on social media appeared to show him telling Hispanic customers to"go back to their country."
Most Republican leaders have declined to characterize Trump's comments as racist. And a few supporters have parroted his remarks, including some at a Trump rally in North Carolina this week who chanted"send her back!" in reference to Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota. Andrew Pappas, a self-described conservative Republican who holds elective office in Anderson Township, Ohio, acknowledged that Trump's language, taken in a vacuum, was"not appropriate." Yet he expressed some understanding of it.
"At the same time," he added,"such despicable rhetoric is a teachable moment. It is incumbent upon Christians and others of good will to call out racism when we hear it in public debate or private conversation and to teach our children and grandchildren what is wrong with such attitudes."
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