I have to agree, this is authentic racism on display. The fact it's coming from a mainstream politician is disturbing. It's an unashamedly far-right viewpoint.
Despite that, I'm sure Trump and most of his supporters genuinely believe they aren't racist. Usually I'd like to think people who believe their intentions to be good are capable of being salvaged, unfortunately I have little faith these people will ever be adequately deprogrammed.
This outburst exposes a serious problem which needs to be fixed in an unapologetic manner and as a matter of severe urgency. Attitudes like these can't be allowed to take root because of their tendency to undermine the foundation on which society is built. Today the message is "go back", I dread to think how this could escalate in the coming years. This is the sort of rhetoric which has often historically evolved over time to become more violent and exclusionary.
I can't say things are perfect here in Europe, but I'd like to think our racists are more reasonable. European racists usually at least pretend they exist as opposition to a perceived cultural invasion, in comparison to America's shockingly prevalent one-drop rule believers, who frequently appear to believe dark skin tones show an inherent predisposition toward crime and sexual violence.
Sort it out.
it's pretty insane how far things have gone in the last year alone as far as exponential growth of racism and bigotry. I'm hoping this is a tipping point, but I doubt it will be.