“We are not enamored with Donald Trump’s bombastic rhetoric and personality. But at least we know that Donald Trump won’t divide the country and fuel the flames of racial confrontation by accusing the police and the entire criminal justice system of being racist,” the group wrote. “We also know that Trump can better address the terrorist threat we face because, contrary to Clinton, he is willing to acknowledge and address its root cause: radical Islamic fundamentalism. And we also know that Trump will reverse the current over-regulation and excessive taxation of business which stifles economic growth and prevents the creation of well paid jobs.”
Trump says he will repeal Dodd-Frank, which should benefit manufactured home owners and professionals. He also has an interest in a modular home building operation.
This signals that the group, mostly current or former state party leaders and activists, recognizing the importance of sound business practices to their communities, is willing to forgo ethnicity and make party and ideology the primary considerations. However, it follows months of Trump bashing Mexicans as rapists, taking a swipe at Susanna Martinez, the nation’s only female Hispanic Governor, and calling U. S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel, who is hearing a fraud case against Trump, biased because of his immigration policies. Curiel was born in Indiana.
Recent polls by Telemundo, NBC News and The Wall Street Journal reveal Trump has a 11 percent approval rating among Hispanics. Univision‘s poll indicates 77 percent have an unfavorable view of him, and 79 percent oppose the building of a wall between Mexico and the U. S..
Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort said that Trump intends to make overtures to minority voters following the GOP convention. ##
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