Conservative Hispanics have had it with Republican candidates Donald Trump and Ted Cruz. Subsequently, some of the top Hispanic organizations in the country are planning an "unprecedented meeting" to decide what role they will play in keeping these candidates out of the Oval Office.
As Washington Post reports, over two dozen of the nation's top conservative Hispanic activists will hold an "unprecedented meeting" in Boulder, Colo. on Oct. 27 which is the day before the Republican presidential candidates meet in the same city for a debate hosted by CNBC.
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Washington Post learned this meeting has been in the works for several weeks. Among the attendees will be Alfonso Aguilar, head of the American Principles Project's Latino Partnership. He is also one of the lead organizers of the meeting. Aguilar said others in attendance will be "the people and organizations the RNC and GOP campaigns count on to engage the Latino electorate."
These groups are planning to discuss "the tone of the primary, comments about the Hispanic community and some of the immigration proposals that have been made." After the meeting, a conference will be held to determine "several candidates that will not have our support and who we are certain that if they become the GOP nominee will not get enough Latino voter support to win the general election," Aguilar continued.
Trump has been under fire since he made controversial comments about Mexican immigrants. "The Mexican Government is forcing their most unwanted people into the United States. They are, in many cases, criminals, drug dealers, rapists, etc." Senator Ted Cruz is also under the radar for crediting Trump with raising the issue of immigration without intervening to condemn the offensive statements.
As Washington Post points out, Trump and Cruz are both proponents for tighter border-control although the number of illegal border crossing has decreased in recent years.
Polls recently released by ABC News and Washington Post indicate Trump as the overall most favorable GOP candidate, leading with 42 percent vote of most likely to win GOP nomination and a 43 percent vote for the best chance to win the election.
However, as the Post explains, "it is mathematically impossible for a presidential candidate to win the White House without significant Latino support."
Trump's GOP polling numbers post "unprecedented meeting" are bound to be pretty interesting.
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