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The Communist Party [Democrats] is made up of illegal immigrants, criminals, and everybody that doesn’t want to work.

The claim that the Democratic Party (referred to as the 'Communist Party' in the input) is made up of illegal immigrants, criminals, and people who do not want to work is false because there is no credible evidence supporting this characterization, and it conflates distinct political entities and misrepresents their membership and policies.

Communist Party USA - Wikipedia

Communist Party USA - Wikipedia

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The Communist Party USA (CPUSA) is a distinct political organization founded in 1919 with a communist platform focused historically on labor rights and social justice; it is not synonymous with the Democratic Party. (,en.wikipedia.orgen.wikipedia.orgCommunist Party USAen.wikipedia.orgen.wikipedia.orgHistory of the Communist Party USA)

The Democratic Party is a major U.S. Political party with a broad coalition of members and voters; it does not officially identify as communist nor is it composed predominantly of illegal immigrants or criminals.npr.orgnpr.orgDemocrats Used To Talk About 'Criminal Immigrants,' So What Changed The Party?

Recent speeches by former President Trump have rhetorically labeled Democrats as the 'Communist Party' and claimed they are made up of illegal immigrants, criminals, and those unwilling to work. These statements are political attacks without factual basis or evidence to support such sweeping generalizations. (,theguardian.comtheguardian.comTrump launches America’s 250th birthday celebrations with partisan attackthehill.comthehill.comTrump at Mount Rushmore warns of Communist ‘enemy’ in ‘optimistic’ speech...gvwire.comgvwire.comCommunism: The Political Strategy Unveiledvictorygirlsblog.comvictorygirlsblog.comTrump Speech At Mount Rushmore Warns About Communist Perillifezette.comlifezette.comTrump Sounds Alarm On The Communist Threat At Mount Rushmore Celebration [WATCH]lynnwoodtimes.comlynnwoodtimes.comTrump Vows to Vanquish Communism and Exile Its Supporters at Mount Rushmore...)

The CPUSA itself explicitly addresses immigration from a working-class perspective that rejects criminalizing immigrants and emphasizes solidarity rather than portraying immigrants as criminals or job thieves.cpusa.orgcpusa.orgWorking class position on Immigration

There is no credible data or official membership information indicating that either the Democratic Party or the Communist Party USA consists primarily of illegal immigrants or criminals.

Overall, the claim mixes political rhetoric with inaccurate generalizations and conflates two separate political groups, lacking any factual support.

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Democrats Used To Talk About 'Criminal Immigrants,' So What Changed The Party?

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History of the Communist Party USA

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