DCCC Chairman Ben Ray Luján released the following statement ahead of the CNN/Telemundo debate this evening at the University of Houston:
“I am pleased that the Republican presidential candidates will be participating in the Telemundo debate tonight, but it is clear that their positions on issues that matter to the Latino community will continue to fall dramatically and unacceptably short.
“Whether it’s Donald Trump doubling down on building walls to divide – rather than build bridges – in the Latino community, Ted Cruz’s readiness to deport DREAMers, or Marco Rubio sensing the personal political gain in sprinting away from the immigration reform bill he once supported, Latino voters across the country are sure to be disappointed in these candidates.
“Even though the Republican Party has acknowledged repeatedly that they must do more to appeal to this emerging majority, they continue to hurt these people with their positions on education, healthcare, jobs and immigration, rather than help.”