LULAC Responds To President Trump’s Belated Visit To El Paso
Marcela Salazar | 202-567-1163 | [email protected]
Cristina Rue | 937-479-9330 | [email protected]
David Cruz | 818-689-9991 | [email protected]
El Paso, TX – President Trump is scheduled to visit El Paso this afternoon after the mass shooting over the weekend that left 22 people dead and many others injured. His visit comes as politicians and civil rights organizations, including the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), have blamed the president for deliberately feeding into the anti-immigrant frenzy and white supremacist violence. Domingo Garcia, LULAC National President, issued the following statement in response to Trump’s visit to El Paso:
“President Trump’s belated trip to El Paso is an afterthought and an affront to the survivors, the victims and their families, and to all El Pasoans, whose lives have been changed forever. In fact, it’s an affront to the entire Latino community which he demagogues, inspiring violence and hatred against us. His words were used as inspiration by the murderer. If he wants to show true leadership, he can start by apologizing to the victims for his abusive bigoted language.”
On Saturday, August 10th, LULAC will be leading the “March for a United America” in El Paso at 8:30am MT, to stand together with civil rights and religious leaders, as well as the El Paso community, to rally for unity and call for stricter gun control. Additional details can be found here.
#March4UnitedAmerica
Sincerely,
Domingo Garcia
LULAC National President |
