Immigration played a big part in Wednesday night’s Republican presidential debate. Below is a video roundup of talking points from the candidates. First, a summary of all the major talking points: At one point, Jeb Bush said Donald Trump should apologize for bringing Bush’s wife Columba, who was born in Mexico, into the debate. Trump […]
What did Southern California Latinos think of Republican debate?
September 17, 2015 By 5 Comments
By Martin Wisckol, The Orange County Register Not all Latinos have run away from the Republican Party. Some not only tuned into Wednesday’s GOP debate, but found candidates who resonated for them. While the GOP’s immigration rhetoric in recent years is cited as a major cause for Latinos flocking to the Democratic Party, many continue […]
Ad invokes Reagan to attack Republicans’ hard line on immigration
September 15, 2015 By 1 Comment
Days before a Republican presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Library, an immigration advocacy group invoked the former president to attack the tough immigration rhetoric of certain candidates, including front-runner Donald Trump. A television ad launched on Sunday by the National Immigration Forum Action Fund contrasts Reagan’s call for the United States to welcome all […]
Obama: Anti-immigrant discourse is ‘un-American’
September 15, 2015 By Leave a Comment
While Barack Obama didn’t name names, it was clear that he was targeting Donald Trump when he called the anti-immigration discourse being used in Republican presidential campaigns “un-American“: “This whole anti-immigrant sentiment that’s out there in our politics right now is contrary to who we are,” Obama said during a town hall meeting at an […]
Poll: 1 in 5 voters wouldn’t vote for candidate they disagree with on immigration
September 10, 2015 By 5 Comments
A new Gallup poll released Wednesday revealed that 1 in 5 registered voters would not vote for a candidate they disagree with on immigration, a figure that could spell trouble for Donald Trump and others: In a survey released Wednesday, Gallup found that 20 percent of American voters will only vote for a presidential candidate […]
Conservative Latino group speaks out against GOP immigration rhetoric
September 10, 2015 By 3 Comments
A conservative Latino group made a bold statement against the immigration rhetoric of fellow conservatives Wednesday. The Libre Initiative — which is funded by the Koch brothers — penned a letter criticizing the immigration policies of GOP presidential candidates as “not in line with our principles and […] not in the best interest of the […]
