Tag: Latino voters

Trump systematically alienates the Latino diaspora — from El Salvador to Puerto Rico and Mexico

The following article by James Hohmann with Breanne Deppisch and Joanie Greve was posted on the Washington Post website January 9, 2018:

Protesters gathered in front of the White House on Jan. 8 to defend Temporary Protected Status for Salvadorans living in the U.S. (@nostredamnz/ Instagram)

THE BIG IDEA: A Manchurian Candidate who was secretly trying to alienate Hispanics would be hard pressed to do as much damage to the Republican brand as President Trump.

The administration announced Monday that it will terminate the provisional residency permits of about 200,000 Salvadorans who have lived in the United States since at least 2001, leaving them to face deportation. Trump previously ended what is known as Temporary Protected Status for Nicaraguans and Haitians, and he’s expected to cut off Hondurans later this year. Continue reading “Trump systematically alienates the Latino diaspora — from El Salvador to Puerto Rico and Mexico”

Trump never had a good relationship with Latino voters. It’s only getting worse.

The following article by John Wagner and Ed O’Keefe was posted on the Washington Post website October 9, 2017:

The Trump administration released a list of hard-line immigration principles Oct. 8, which could threaten to derail a deal in Congress to protect “dreamers” from deportation. (Elyse Samuels/The Washington Post)

When President Trump said a few weeks ago that he wanted to find a way to continue protecting young “dreamers” from deportation, some Republicans touted the possibility of a “Nixon goes to China” moment that could reset the president’s deeply frayed relationship with Latino voters.

But ever since, Trump has returned to antagonizing this growing segment of the electorate — including proposing new hard-line immigration measures Sunday — deepening a rift that many in his party fear will do lasting damage to the GOP’s ability to win future elections. Continue reading “Trump never had a good relationship with Latino voters. It’s only getting worse.”