NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Former President Donald Trump promised a new wave of legal immigration and more prosperity for Hispanics Saturday while stopping at a giant warehouse in this city's corporate district.
“We're going to have a lot of people come, but it has to be done legally,” the former president said at an event organized by the advocacy group Building America's Future.
“We've done great things for Hispanic Americans, because that's why we're here. I just want to say about Hispanic American household income…your household. Incomes are at an all-time high. Poverty rates for Hispanic Americans are at an all-time low.
An estimated 500 supporters gave up their weekend days to spend time in line and sit patiently as he leads Vice President Kamala Harris by 0.2 percentage points in the Silver State.
“We have far more people than the other side,” Trump told the audience. He predicted that the Trump-Vance ticket could end up “cutting 50% of the Hispanic vote.”
That optimism resonated with Hispanic Nevadans who say the inflation of the Biden-Harris era has taken a heavy toll.
Lydia Dominguez, an Air Force veteran and candidate for the Clark County Board of Education, cited the inflation and impact on grocery stores faced since 2021 and said, “We now have a Democratic Congress. '' he told the audience. “And I'm tired of that diet.”
Harris' representatives, who admit they are “scared” about her prospects here, made their own appeal to Hispanic voters Thursday with a taped Univision town hall broadcast from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus. .
At an event moderated by former Rep. Maya Flores (R-Texas), President Trump spoke with Nevada Republican Senate candidate Sam Brown and the controversial CEO of Goya Foods. (CEO) Robert Unanyu and others gave a lecture.
To laughter from the Spanish-speaking audience, Mr. Unanue called Ms. Harris “que mala” (“so bad”) and bemoaned the performance of the Biden-Harris economy, saying that the price of cans used at the factory was 64. % soared, he said. Rising fertilizer prices due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine are also impacting Hispanic food companies, he said.
Before the event, supporters said they hoped the incoming Trump administration would help their businesses and families.
The Rev. Jonathan Quezada, pastor of Harvest LV Church in Henderson, attended the event with his three children and told the Post: He represents many of the values that we have and that we represent. So we just want to get it. [him] Until the finish line. ”
Real Clear Politics pinned the state on President Trump this week in its survey of “no-toss-up” states.
