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Hector Sanchez Barba, the president and CEO of the organization Mi Familia Vota, which seeks participation in elections of the Latino community in the United States, said in an interview with the publication Aristegui Live that former President and Republican candidate Donald Trump, Today it is enemy number one for Latinos and Mexico.

From Georgia, where he participated in a community event with the family of Martin Luther King Jr., Sanchez Barba, who is a leading voice in the fight against extremism and xenophobia in American public policy, explained that in the next elections The Latino vote “will be a central element that can determine the course of the presidential election.”

He said there are various barriers in the US that hinder voting access for the Latino community in the country.

“There is a problem in this democracy. This is a very flawed democracy, a democracy that excludes certain communities,” he said, assuring that “there are many traps that they want to set, “like making it harder for Latinos to vote.”

“In Mi Familia Vota, we are in ten states and people who work in the communities are subjected to great intimidation,” the journalist also said.Honorary Resident of the National Hispanic Leadership Program.

Regarding issues of immigration policy, the leader of “Mi Familia Vota” stated that Trump suggests his 2025 plan is “very dangerous.”

He states that during Trump’s tenure as president (2016-2020), there were radical changes in anti-immigrant policies. influenced by the MAGA movement (“Make America Great Again”), which he calls an “extremist movement.”

Sánchez Barba recalled that “when Trump was in the White House, “Hate crimes against society increased by 50%” and “there has been a dramatic increase in anti-immigrant policies.”

He explained that today “the popular conversation on migration has turned completely to the right… There is no talk about legalization“, which he says directly affects Latino families and workers.

Regarding relations with the administration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, Sánchez Barba assured that they are diametrically opposed to Trump’s, emphasizing that ““President Biden had full and direct access” and he said he even met with Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris in person several times.

“The first day Vice President Harris was announced (as a presidential candidate), she called me and we discussed issues of public priority. “I’ve met her three times since she was announced.”

Instead, he recalled that during the Trump administration “None of the most important Latin American leaders met with him.”and called the phase “devastating… for both the Latino community and Mexico.”

Hector Sanchez Barba, General Director “My family votes stated that there is approximately 35 million people of Mexican descent in the United States, representing 65% of the Hispanic community in the country.

The Latino vote will be a central element that could define this presidential election.

However, he noted that being Mexican has now become a source of abuse and discrimination in this country. He explained that this negative perception is largely due to the rhetoric of Donald Trump, who began directly attacking Mexicans from the very beginning of his campaign.

If someone yells “Mexican” at you right now, This must have offended you. and it has to do with what Trump did.

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Sánchez Barba stressed that they are redoubling their information and mobilization efforts in the states where they are present, “educating the public” about the importance of their vote and key issues.

He assured that his organization has been conducting door-to-door visits, phone outreach and various events to engage the Latino community because “it is very important that Mexican voices determine” the elections and Don’t defeat a ‘fascist’ character like Donald Trump.”