Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Donald Trump Paints Republicans Into Corner With Hispanics

Mr. Trump’s plan for mass deportations — “They have to go,” he said — which is supported by a sizable minority of Republican voters nationwide, has encouraged rivals to similarly push the subject on immigration.

The Republicans turned off a lot of Hispanic voters in 2012.  National Republican strategists warn that catering to the most hard-line voters on immigration in the nominating contest will hurt the party in the general election, as it did the 2012 nominee, when Mitt Romney, endorsed “self-deportation” for illegal immigrants and attracted historically low Latino support.

Even though some Republicans side with Donald Trump on immigration, some say the Republicans should try to distance themselves from Trump in order to gain the Latino vote.  But others believe that by not saying anything at all will hurt the Republicans.  Read the article at the link below and let me know whether the Republicans should join in Trumps' rant on immigration or not?

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/19/us/politics/with-tough-immigration-talk-gop-again-risks-losing-latinos.html?_r=0

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