President Trump opened a three-day Western campaign swing by venturing into blue territory on Monday in a bid to flip a Democratic state and demonstrate electoral strength among Hispanic voters despite his anti-immigration policies and messaging.
Mr. Trump, at a rally in New Mexico, a border state with the highest Hispanic population in the country, said that he has great support among Latino Americans because of his hard line on stopping migrants and drugs from crossing illegally into the United States. …
Mr. Trump has the support of about one-quarter of Hispanic voters, according to polls. His approval rating among Hispanics in the latest Washington Post-ABC News poll stands at 25 percent, significantly below that among the American population as a whole. CONT.
Peter Baker, New York Times