WASHINGTON (AP) – Hillary Clinton will accuse Donald Trump of casting Latinos as less American because of their heritage, part of an effort to woo voters in the fast-growing demographic group and paint her GOP rival as a divisive and dangerous political force.
Attempting to contrast her positions with Trump’s anti-immigration policies, Clinton’s campaign said the Democratic presidential candidate will “double down” on her plan to expand President Barack Obama’s executive actions allowing some undocumented immigrants to remain in the country in a Thursday speech before the national convention of the League of United Latin American Citizens.
A deadlocked Supreme Court decision last month effectively killed Obama’s immigration plan to help some of the 11 million immigrants living in the U.S. illegally. Clinton has vowed to restore the program which would have protected the parents of children who are in the country legally and expand benefits to people who were brought to the U.S. as children.
She’ll also promise to create a clearer immigration system where immigrants with “sympathetic cases” or a history of community service can be eligible for special status.
Clinton has made revamping the country’s immigration system a key plank of her presidential campaign. She has said she will introduce legislation during her first 100 days in office.