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He GOP Wants to Stop Texas Hispanics from Voting in November Election maintain their political control over the state, Democratic MP Joaquin Castro denounced in an interview EFE.
Governor Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxto have stepped up their efforts. efforts to combat “election fraud” echoing former President Donald Trump’s baseless theories that According to the legislator, thousands of undocumented migrants will try to vote in the next elections.
One of the most controversial actions was a series of raids in mid-August on the homes of Latin American activists and political leaders affiliated with LULAC, a major Latino civil rights group.
For Castro, one of the most influential Texas Democrats nationally, The behavior of Republican leaders constitutes “a certain type of election interference.”
“They are trying to send a signal to people who want to get involved in politics that it is better if they do not get involved.”said the congressman, who has held a seat in the lower house since 2013.
Hispanics are the largest population group in Texas. in the state – they represent 40.2% of the population – making them a desirable political force.
And at the November general elections 26% of Latino voters will vote for the first time.
Republican control of the state, which has lasted more than two decades, is under threat from the growing Latino population, Castro said.
“If you are the dominant political party (…), you don’t want new people to vote“You want to preserve the profile of your voters,” he explained.
Castro said Republican complaints and fears that migrants will be used to orchestrate “massive” election fraud in November reflect an old strategy of using newcomers as “scapegoats.”
“They want to scare Americans into voting for them. They want to convince them that all migrants are potential murderers (…) and that they come to destroy communities; It’s a shame, but that’s how they want to win elections.”– the politician emphasized.
Both former President Donald Trump and his vice presidential nominee, J.D. Vance, have doubled down on their xenophobic rhetoric in this final stretch of the campaign, calling migrants “criminals” and accusing them of “poisoning the blood” of the country.
According to a YouGov/The Economist poll published last month, managing migration has become a central issue in the 2024 election race, with 54% of voters citing it as their top priority when choosing a candidate.
EFE
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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