Not true.

The George Bush years weren't bad , when it comes to immigration.
We almost got an amnesty but 9/11 ruined it all.
Yeah, if you were a Muslim - you got alot of bullshit back then.
However, even when the 9/11 paranoia was at its peak- they weren't spewing hateful rhetoric and violating green card holders.
They would a few raids here and there but the average illegal Jose who minded his business was left alone.
They had crazy anti-immig guys back then (ex: Tom Tancredo, Krikorian) but those fuckers were considered cuckoos by most Republicans back then and left in the fringe.
Florida was a moderate purple state.
Now, everything is changed. Those fuckers are mainstream and Florida is scarlet red.
My hope is that these anti-immig guys will burn out and the Republican Party becomes more moderate after Trump is gone.
My fear is that Trump will become a modern Ronald Reagan and have copycats who will use the same formula to get to power.