We are all affected by discriminatory laws. We have seen this type of politics before.
This kind of politics is rising in the UK and Europe too and seems to be financed by the types of Steve Bannon.
One tool used is targeted personalised social media posts based on user behaviour, such as happened with Cambridge analytica.
The aim seems to be to turn people against each other by playing on stereotypes and irrational fear. Distract, Divide and conquer so that the general population blames each other for the the ills of the world rather than the extraction of ‘wealth’, from human labour and natural resources for personal gain.
The main imperative seems to be to keep the rich and powerful rich and powerful without consideration for the Earth and all life on it.