Latino leaders seek meeting with President-elect Donald Trump

*Trump can’t act like he didn’t say all the things he said during the campaign. The push-back should be forceful. VL

By Bill Lambrecht,  Hearst/San Antonio Express News

WASHINGTON — Latino leaders fearful of Donald Trump and worried about a new rash of bullied Hispanic children want a meeting with the president-elect to hear if he plans to follow through with draconian campaign promises.

Concerns expressed Thursday by leaders of major Latino groups cast a shadow over significant election victories by Hispanic candidates, including Nevada Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto’s history-making win to become the first Latina in the U.S. Senate.

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In addition, five Latinos defeated non-Latinos to win seats in Congress and Hispanics from across the country took part in the Arizona election unseating Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, notorious for his tent-city “concentration camps” in border control. READ MORE