Fox News Latino
September 16, 2015
Republican
presidential candidate Donald Trump has recently become infamous for
his hour-long diatribes on the campaign trail, where he lashes out
against immigrants,
the administration of President Barack Obama and anyone who dares
challenge what the billionaire businessman has to say.
During
a stop on Tuesday aboard the USS Iowa in California, however, Trump
only got through 15 minutes of his speech before he was forced off the
stage by a group of Latino
protesters angered at the real estate mogul's divisive rhetoric in
regards to immigration.
The
incident aboard the USS Iowa – occurring on the eve of the second
Republican presidential debate – appears to be the first indicator that
Latino groups across the
United States have finally tired of hearing Trump's attacks on
immigrants and are now going on the offensive.
From
inside the Washington D.C.-Beltway to California, Hispanics groups are
stepping up their efforts in criticizing Trump and other Republican
candidates on their immigration
message through protests, targeted television ads and lobbying their
elected officials.
"In
recent months, some presidential candidates have used Latinos as a
punching bag to score political points with their base," Cristóbal Alex,
the president of the Latino
Victory Project said in a statement. "While we have expressed
disapproval, the Latino community has not yet organized aggressively to
show our political power. Today that ends."
Alex
added that his group will air television ads in battleground states
across the country to "expose the candidates making these shameful
comments."
The
Latino Victory Project also joined Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair
Linda Sanchez (D-CA), Congressman Mark Takano (D-CA) and a host of other
Latino groups in issuing
a "grito" – or call to action – to denounce any 2016 presidential
candidates who have attacked the Latino community on issues like
immigration.
Before
the debate on Wednesday night, more than 40 local and statewide
California organizations – including a number of immigration groups –
will hold a rally, calling
for a #NoHateDebate.
Angelica
Salas, President and Board Chair for the Coalition For Humane Immigrant
Rights of Los Angeles Action Fund (CHIRLA Action Fund) said they want
to send a word to
Donald Trump. "His motto is ‘Make America Great Again,' but we know
that the America Mr. Trump is nostalgic for is one in which Latinos,
women, and blacks had less rights," she said in a press release.
"No thank you, Mr. Trump. We stand for an America that is welcoming and inclusive," she added.
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