Washington, D.C. — Please see below for a statement from César J. Blanco, Latino Victory Fund interim director about Trump picking Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as his running mate:
“It comes as no surprise that Donald Trump picked a running mate who is just as extreme as he is. Governor Pence has proven throughout his time as an elected official that he supports policies that would take our country backwards. Like Trump, Governor Pence is no friend of the Latino community; he opposes raising the minimum wage while supporting giving tax incentives to millionaires and corporations, he has voted against immigration reform, supported ending birthright citizenship, and opposes DACA – which is providing relief from deportation from hundreds of thousands of undocumented youth.
“Trump-Pence are a threat to the Latino community, women, workers, and our LGBTQ brothers and sisters. Trump-Pence are the ticket of racism and divisiveness, and a real menace to the values that make our country great.
“Latino Victory Fund and our allies will work tirelessly to ensure that Trump-Pence don’t make it anywhere near the White House, and we will ensure that Republicans who supports them are also held accountable by our community for supporting their racist, dangerous and divisive agenda. Latinos have been applying for citizenship and registering in large numbers throughout the country in order to vote to protect our families, our community, and the America that we love. We’ve had enough with the GOP’s insults and attacks, we are a powerful force and come November we will show our strength and push back and elect Hillary Clinton as the next President of the United States, and candidates up and down the ballot who will have our back and treat us with the respect and dignity that we deserve.”
