Former President Donald Trump’s campaign has revamped its outreach to Latinos by launching “Latino Americans for Trump,” a rebranded version of the previous “Latinos for Trump” initiative. The change in name is intended to emphasize the distinction between naturalized American citizens who have earned the right to vote, and foreign nationals legally or illegally residing in the United States.
The Republican National Committee (RNC) and the Trump campaign’s Jaime Florez explained the importance of this rebranding to the New York Times: “It’s very important that we all understand that no matter where we’re coming from, we’re already American.” Florez added, “Whether you’re African American, Latino American, Asian American, European American — wherever you come from, we are all American.
The addition of “Americans” to the “Latinos for Trump” mantra used by the campaign highlights a significant contrast between Trump’s and President Joe Biden’s perspectives. While the Biden campaign has advocated for amnesty for illegal aliens, opposed voter ID laws, and defended the administration’s importing of millions of migrants in just a few years, Trump is running on an agenda that opposes amnesty, preserves voting rights for citizens, and strongly enforces the nation’s borders and federal immigration laws.
Trump has made significant gains on Biden when it comes to the issue of immigration. A CBS News/YouGov poll published recently revealed that 62 percent of American adults support deporting “all” of the estimated 11 million to 22 million undocumented immigrants currently residing in the U.S., a plan backed by Trump, who has promised to execute “the largest domestic deportation operation in American history.
Among those who support mass deportations are 53 percent of Hispanic Americans. Meanwhile, Biden has faced criticism from most Hispanic Americans, who seemingly oppose by a majority the Democrat Party’s globalist immigration agenda. In March, for instance, a Harvard/Harris poll found that 74 percent of Hispanic Americans said using the term “illegal” to describe undocumented immigrants is appropriate. Days before the poll, Biden had apologized for using the term “illegal” to describe an undocumented immigrant accused of murdering 22-year-old Laken Riley.
John Binder is a reporter for Breitbart News. Email him at [email protected].