The GOP could be in danger of turning away Latino voters, who helped boost President Donald Trump back into the White House, if the White House’s immigration enforcement strategy doesn’t shift following the second death of an anti-ICE protester in Minnesota.
Hispanic lawmakers and experts are warning the White House that the aggressive tactics of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to crack down on illegal immigration will further erode Latino voters at precisely the moment the GOP needs to keep them in their coalition to retain control of both chambers of Congress in November.
“Hispanics are leaving the GOP in large numbers, and pretending otherwise won’t fix it. As Republicans, we must reverse course and act now,” cautioned Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-FL).
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