Posted on 05/08/2016 5:54:13 PM PDT by jazusamo
Donald Trump launched his presidential campaign promising to build a border wall to stop illegal immigrants and Hispanic rights advocates say Republicans will now reap the pain of having him as their partys nominee.
Americas Voice, a leading immigration advocacy group, said Republicans are facing a moment of truth. Other organizations predicted that Hispanic voters will be eager to punish Mr. Trump for his rhetoric and the party as a whole for nominating him.
The Republican Party is about to run into a force more powerful than their hatred the power of the love of families and communities standing together, said Kica Matos, director of immigrant rights at the Center for Community Change.
On the other side are Hispanic Republican leaders who fear exactly what has come to pass. They say Mr. Trump has a lot of work to do even to get Hispanics in his own party to back him up.
I cannot support him, I cannot campaign for him, I cannot vote for him, Alfonso Aguilar, executive director of the Latino Partnership for Conservative Principles, told The Washington Times.
Having said that, I am taking a pause and just seeing how this evolves, and considering all the things that the country is facing, all the things that are at stake in this election I am willing to see if Mr. Trump evolves on a number of issues. I hope that he revises his views on immigration and if that is the case I would be willing to consider reconsidering my position, he said.
Hispanics are one of the fastest-growing demographics in the American electorate, and Republican nominees have lost a share of that vote in the past two presidential elections, from about 40 percent in 2004 to 31 percent in 2008 and 27 percent in 2012.
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RATS, criminals, and RINOS against Trump. Quite a coalition.
I know one Hispanic who can’t wait to vote for Trump—and it will be her first election as a citizen.
She’s also going to help his campaign.
The Republican Party is about to run into a force more powerful than their hatred the power of the love of families and communities standing together,
Americans are not allowed the same sentiments — it would be racist.
So beaners want to “PUNISH” us?
Bring it, pandejo!!
Hey illegals you have 8 months to be gone.
Send the “punishers” back to Mexico where they belong and let them take their costs with them.
These tribal hispanics are nothing more than dupes of the democrats. Trump is not a racist. He is pro-American and want to stop the flood of illegal invaders, whomever they are and wherever they come from.
they should punish us by leaving-that’d learn us
Perhaps it’s time to punish illegals instead. Think about that...
That’s great, good for her.
Legal immigrants have always been welcome but now the illegals don’t want to be separated from them.
Because they are racists.
Send the Bill to former Prezzy V. Fox.
It is pendejo not pandejo, and it roughly means dumbass.
Sorry to be so picky about Spanish cuss words.
My Hispanic heritage leads me to say GO TRUMP kick some pendejo backside.
Plus even if e!igible none of these people would vote republican anyway. As you point out though there are plenty of US citizen Hispanics who will vote for Trump.
We must retain the rule of law.
We should be thankful one of our fellow citizens agrees and wants to do that.
None of our politicians do.
I am very tired of being accused of “hatred” by people who obviously are filled with hate themselves.
so, according to these people, Mexico can enforce their immigration laws ...but America can’t??? got it.
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