While standing next to an enlarged photo on Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, Democratic Rep. Luis Gutierrez of Illinois called on eligible immigrants to become citizens and register to vote.
During a House floor address, Gutierrez, for the second consecutive week, spoke about Trump and the real estate mogul's anti-Mexican remarks during the presidential campaign trail. According to Gutierrez,Trump's comments are not exclusive to the Mexican population but also Colombians, Dominicans, Hondurans, Puerto Ricans and all Latinos.
"[W]hen Donald Trump says 'Mexican immigrants' are criminals, what do I and other Puerto Ricanshear? I hear him saying all 'Puerto Ricans' are criminals, too, as far as Republicans are concerned. ... And it is clear to all of us that what he is really saying is that all Latinos are suspect, whether we were born here or not," Gutierrez said on July 15.
The Democratic congressman said Republicans are at risk of losing the Latino and immigrant community due to Trump's "racist attacks" on Mexican immigrants. He noted Republicans are making the same mistake made in 1990s California by not accepting immigrants, and as a result, the state voted Democratic.
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