New York Times
By Maggie Haberman
February 11, 2016
A
group of Hispanic celebrities have signed an open letter denouncing
Donald J. Trump and many of the Republican presidential candidates for
“capitalizing on negative
stereotypes” about Latinos to galvanize the party’s base.
The
letter, put together by the People for the American Way and signed by
celebrities including the actors Benjamin Bratt, America Ferrera and Zoe
Saldana and the musician
Carlos Santana, is one of the strongest denunciations to date by
high-profile Hispanic figures of the current tone of the presidential
race.
“In
trying to win the nomination, every one of the leading candidates dug
themselves into a deep hole pandering to the anti-immigrant base of the
Republican Party that
idolizes Donald Trump,” the letter says.
“There’s
no coming back from this. We’ve seen clearly that all the leading
Republican candidates have sided with the far-right at the expense of
the Latino community,”
the letter says. “They’re capitalizing on negative stereotypes and
inaccurate information” for political gain.
The
writers seek to prevent other Republicans from hiding their
anti-immigration positions. Democrats consider Hispanic voters to be a
key part of what they see as an
emerging national coalition, as the party’s support from white voters
has shrunk.
“This
downward spiral began with Trump,” the letter says, adding, “We must
not, though, let Trump’s xenophobia overshadow the extreme policies
being pushed by every single
one of the G.O.P.’s leading presidential candidates.”
“Trump
is certainly an outlier for his racist remarks. But the rest of the
Republican presidential candidates went off the deep end with him,” the
letter says, also condemning
the language of Jeb Bush and Senator Marco Rubio of Florida.
A spokeswoman for Mr. Trump did not respond to an email seeking comment.
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