Latinos cite economy in support for president

The Albuquerque Journal ^ | September 17, 2019 | Scott Turner

[CedarDave]

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Michaela Chavez is a former Democrat who says she’s been a supporter of Donald Trump from Day One.

She likes how his administration is handling the economy and feels he’s negotiating better trade deals for the country.

And when it comes to immigration, the Albuquerque resident supports the president’s desire to build a wall on the Mexican border.

“I’m all for immigration, as long as it is done the right way,” she said.

Chavez is convinced Trump is building a better future for her family.

She is the type of person Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale hopes to recruit to help the president win New Mexico in 2020. Parscale pledged the campaign would pour more resources into the state at the Latinos for Trump-sponsored “Vamos for Victory” organizing event at Casa Rondeña Winery in the North Valley on Tuesday, one day after Trump’s rally at the Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho.

“We need volunteers,” Parscale told about the crowd of about 200. “You have to step up. If you can’t go door-to-door, sign up for Twitter.”

He urged those in attendance to retweet the president’s tweets, or those of the campaign or the Republican Party.

“Choose your weapon … Snapchat or Instagram,” he said. “Volunteer on our website. Get training. … This is about a huge grass-roots movement to save our country.”

He would seem to have eager volunteers in Marcella Trujillo Melendez and Ernie Salazar.

“The most important thing to me is that I believe he truly loves America,” Melendez said. “I believe that he knows his job. His job is to put America first. He’s not the president of the world.”

[CedarDave]

Following this organizational meeting, a NM Dem leader called for a boycott of the winery for hosting the rally. They are really afraid that Trump may knock off a significant portion of the Hispanic vote here in New Mexico.

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[billyboy15]

“They are really afraid that Trump may knock off a significant portion of the Hispanic vote here in New Mexico.”

He has already done that. And those converts will be FAR more effective in recruiting other Hispanics to support Trump than the Liberals will have at preventing it.

[McGavin999]

Well, we would boycott their businesses but they are rarely entrepreneurs. For the most part they are trust fund babies, socialists wanting everyone else’s money, or techies that have zero knowledge of the real world.

[Army Air Corps]

Thanks for the ping!

[IYAS9YAS]

Following this organizational meeting, a NM Dem leader called for a boycott of the winery for hosting the rally. They are really afraid that Trump may knock off a significant portion of the Hispanic vote here in New Mexico.

And that call for a boycott backfired big time:

NM winery sees spike in sales after call for boycott

[SantosLHalper]

Mexican guy I work with loves Trump.
He was brought over as a child and says he really supports his stance on the border.
I asked what his family thinks and he said most of them like him as well, but are afraid to state it publicly.
They initially like 0bama but soon soured on him after the 0-care debacle.

[CedarDave]

Link to KOB boycott story:

https://www.kob.com/albuquerque-news/former-lt-gov-calls-for-boycott-of-local-winery-that-hosted-trump-event/5496226/

[Buckeye McFrog]

Hence Twitter decides to suspend Latinos for Trump.

[Truthoverpower]

Contractor here in the state of California for about 30 years

100% of my Hispanic employees have always been conservative leaning

They like to work.

[Vigilanteman]

“The most important thing to me is that I believe he truly loves America,” Melendez said. “I believe that he knows his job. His job is to put America first. He’s not the president of the world.”

Why it is so refreshing to hear somebody speak the truth?

[FoundinTexas]

Trump has cose to 100% support in my husband’s NM Hispanic family. Many have oil related jobs. All are against abortion and they are tired of illegal immigration.

[ELS]

NM winery sees spike in sales after call for boycott

The lefties have learned absolutely nothing from their attempt to boycott Chick-fil-A.