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Donald Trump Paints Republicans Into Corner With Hispanics
The New York Times ^ | AUG. 18, 2015 | TRIP GABRIEL and JULIA PRESTON

Posted on 08/18/2015 9:06:08 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican

Republicans thought they had learned a lesson after 2012: Turning off Latino voters ensures defeat in the general election.

But as the disruptive presidential candidacy of Donald J. Trump continues to gain support, his hard line on immigration has driven rivals to match his biting anti-immigrant language and positions long considered extreme. It risks another general election cycle in which Hispanics view the party as unfriendly no matter who the nominee is, Republican strategists warned.

This week, several of Mr. Trump’s Republican rivals, including Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin, echoed his call to end automatic citizenship for the American-born children of undocumented immigrants, repealing a constitutional right dating from the Civil War era.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 2016election; birthright; citizenship; election2016; minorityrepublican; minorityrino; newyork; trump; undocumented
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To: Democratic-Republican

Hey Good Looking.

81 posted on 08/19/2015 7:32:03 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

LOL!


82 posted on 08/19/2015 10:33:14 PM PDT by Democratic-Republican
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To: Bobalu

Bingo!


83 posted on 08/20/2015 8:35:59 PM PDT by Pining_4_TX (All those who were appointed to eternal life believed. Acts 13:48)
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To: octex

The left is working on that. It won’t be long until they can all vote.


84 posted on 08/20/2015 8:36:39 PM PDT by Pining_4_TX (All those who were appointed to eternal life believed. Acts 13:48)
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