Donald Trump may feel Latino voters’ wrath
*Latino political observers are hoping that anger against Donald Trump will translate into political action, voter registration, millennials at the polls. VL
By Mercedes Olivera, Dallas Morning News
It’s one thing to talk about deporting 11 million people and building a wall between the U.S. and Mexico.
It’s quite another to insult a prominent member of your community to his face.
[pullquote]For many older Latinos who fought the civil rights struggles of the 1960s, it’s a return to the old days. For younger Latinos, like those born here of immigrant parents, it’s a sobering time that will propel them to action.[/pullquote]Because it’s all about respect — for hard work, your family, your elders.
Long before Donald Trump threw Univision anchor Jorge Ramos out of his news conference this week, most Latinos had already concluded Trump had no respect for hardworking Latinos.
But watching the video of Trump telling Ramos to “go back to Univision” has stirred much anger and disgust among the fastest-growing part of the U.S. electorate and may end up backfiring on the New York billionaire.
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