Maybe he overdid it.
Trump’s Immigrations Speech Backfires With Latinos
Some Latino Republicans are pulling their support after Trump’s fiery speech in Phoenix, and Clinton’s team sees an opening.
By Gabrielle Levy | Political Reporter Sept. 1, 2016, at 10:39 a.m.
"I was a strong supporter of Donald Trump when I believed he was going to address the immigration problem realistically and compassionately," Jacob Monty, a member of Trump's Hispanic Advisory Council, told Politico.
Monty, an attorney in Houston, resigned from the group Wednesday night after the speech.
"When we met he was going to approach this issue with a realistic plan, a compassionate plan, with a plan that was not disruptive to the immigrants that were here that were not lawbreakers," he said. "What I heard today was not realistic and not compassionate," he said.
Alfonso Aguilar, president of the Latino Partnership for Conservative Principles, on Thursday told CNN he had decided to withdraw his support for Trump, warning that "many like me think the same way."
Aguilar said he was "not surprised, but disappointed" that Trump had reneged on what he thought had been a good-faith effort to moderate his immigration stance.
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