Daughter of unauthorized immigrant campaigns for Trump on the border

*Can someone explain this? No ranting, please, it’s boring. VL


dallas morning newsBy Julieta Chiquillo,   (1.5 minute read)

Miriam Cepeda is a 24-year-old student at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and the daughter of an unauthorized immigrant.

She’s also a “Trump girl.”

Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, has alienated many Hispanics with a string of controversial statements during his campaign. A year ago, he called Mexicans “rapists” in a speech announcing his presidential bid. Earlier this year, he said a Hispanic judge born in Indiana to immigrant parents wouldn’t treat him fairly in court because he’s  “a Mexican.”

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And throughout the campaign he has promised to build a wall on Mexico’s dime to keep out immigrants.

This doesn’t bother Cepeda, who’s actively campaigning for Trump in the McAllen area . . . READ MORE 



[Photo courtesy of Rio Grande Valley for Mr. Donald J. Trump Facebook]

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