“The campaign gave the impression till yesterday morning that he was going to deal with the undocumented in a compassionate way”, Aguilar said.
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Advertising in the state, which has voted for a Democrat just once in the last 16 elections and where Clinton trails by low single digits in polls, is an aggressive move meant to force Trump to play defense.
At an appearance in OH on Thursday, Trump again hammered home his tough message on illegal immigration.
Some members of a council Trump formed last month to advise him on Hispanic issues expressed reservations about or cut ties to the NY real estate developer’s candidacy after the Phoenix speech.
“There was nothing pro-business in that speech”, Monty told MSNBC.
Pena sent an email to Republican leaders, including members of the Trump team, which Politico obtained. The campaign plans to air its “Role Models” ad, showing young children apparently watching some of Trump’s most inflammatory remarks. Sensitivities in Mexico regarding Trump’s visit, and specifically paying for the border wall, are running high.
“Somehow or another no one is talking about that piece”, Priebus said.
“In his campaign speeches, Trump has not treated us like partners, nor as allies, based on a distorted picture of Mexico and its people”, he went on, saying he had told Trump future cooperation between the two nations must be based on mutual respect.
That prompted a Twitter reply from Pena Nieto later in the day: “I repeat what I told you personally Mr Trump, Mexico would never pay for a wall”.
Donald Trump is retreating from his vow to deport everyone living in the United States illegally, even as he sticks with an aggressive tone on illegal immigration and remains committed to building a physical wall along the US border with Mexico.
“It is still the most extreme position of any modern presidential candidate”, said Frank Sharry, a leading immigration advocate.
Alfonso Aguilar, president of the Latino Partnership for Conservative Principles advocacy group, said on Thursday he felt “disappointed and misled” by a fiery Trump speech in Phoenix, Arizona on Wednesday that dashed the hopes of conservative Latinos that the businessman would soften his views on immigration.
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Clinton raised about US$143 million in August for her presidential bid and the Democratic Party, her campaign announced.
