Trump camp optimistic minority outreach efforts will be effective

With his “what the hell do you have to lose?” line, his talk of softening his stance on immigrants residing in the country illegally, his trip to Mexico City to express respect for the Mexican people, and his ventures into African-American communities in two U.S. cities, he and his campaign strategists have been working to target minority voters. “In a word, no,” said Hughey Newsome, a black conservative leader and Washington-based business consultant.

Clinton turns down Mexico invitation after Trump’s diplomatic ruckus

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speaks at a rally at Truckee Meadows Community College in Reno, Nevada, August 25, 2016. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein/File Photo U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said on Monday she will not accept an invitation from Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto for a visit after rival Donald Trump created what she called a "diplomatic incident" in his foray there.

Donald Trump’s fluctuating immigration stance raises differences in Republican Party

London [U.K], Sept. 5 : Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's mixed messages on immigration have reportedly created tension in the party with several leaders drifting away from him and looking towards a Democratic presidency.

Latino business leader says he’s ‘not jumping ship on Trump’

Mexico President Enrique Pena Nieto and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump shake hands after a joint statement at Los Pinos, the presidential official residence, in Mexico City, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016. Lost in the fierce debate over Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's shifting immigration position is a focus on two other issues that one longtime GOP activist says should matter far more to Latinos: improving educational outcomes and spurring economic policies to encourage entrepreneurship.

Press Left Seething for Being Left Behind on Trump’s Trip to Mexico

According to Politico , the media were given no advance notice regarding Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's trip to meet with Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto and were instead left "seething" because they didn't have enough time to prepare for the trip across the border to Mexico City. It wasn't just the traditional and leftwing media that were outraged.

Trump returns to hardline position on illegal immigration

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump vowed on Wednesday that anyone who is in the United States illegally would be subject to deportation if he is elected, sticking with his hardline position after flirting with a softer approach. In a major speech in the border state of Arizona, Trump took a dim view of the 11 million people who crossed into the United States illegally, a week after saying many were "great people" who had lived in the country for years and contributed to American society.

After subdued trip to Mexico, Donald Trump talks tough on immigration in Phoenix

By Joshua Partlow, Sean Sullivan and Karen DeYoung, The Washington Post MEXICO CITY - Donald Trump, who has made maligning illegal immigrants from Mexico a cornerstone of his presidential campaign, met with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto on Wednesday - striking a remarkably subdued and cooperative tone as he faced a world leader forcefully opposed to his signature proposals. Yet just hours later in a major speech on immigration in Phoenix, Trump had returned to the aggressive tone that has defined much of his campaign.

Different messages to different audiences: Donald Trump on immigration in Mexico and Arizona

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The Latest: Trump says Mexico meeting was ‘substantive’

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is opening his long-awaited immigration policy speech by detailing the stories of illegal immigrants who committed violent crimes. Trump is telling thousands in the convention center in downtown Phoenix that he has "met with many of the great parents who lost their children to sanctuary cities and open borders."

Trump: US has right to choose immigrants most likely to flourish

Donald Trump, in a speech on immigration Wednesday, said U.S. policies must serve the American people and the government should choose immigrants "we think are the likeliest to thrive and flourish and love us." In the long-awaited speech in Phoenix, Arizona, amid accusations he was softening his hardline stance on the subject, Trump said that America's current immigration system "serves the needs of wealthy donors, political activists and powerful politicians."

Donald Trump looked, sounded confident in Mexico

Hillary Clinton and the Democrats - and a considerable number of Republican summer soldiers who play "can you top this" with each other to see who can say the most hateful things about their party's nominee - thought they had Donald Trump 's number. He was ignorant, a blustery racist, a blowhard bigot and maybe even guilty of mopery, a little bit crazy and unable to learn from his mistakes.

Trump says payment for border wall not discussed with Mexican president

After meeting with Mexican President Enrique PeA a Nieto, Republican nominee Donald Trump said that both countries must respect the others' right to build a border wall on their soil to stop the movement of people, illegal drugs and weapons. Trump said he and PeA a Nieto discussed his call for a border wall during their meeting at the president's official residence in Mexico City, but did not talk about Trump's insistence that Mexico pay for it.

Mexican president praises trade deal with US during Trump visit

Donald Trump was greeted by Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto with an earful on trade and the importance of ties between the US and its southern neighbor. The Republican presidential candidate made a last-minute trip Wednesday to Mexico in his first visit after becoming the nominee to meet with a world leader - one who has publicly insulted him and criticized his immigration and border policies.

Trump may meet with Mexican President Pena Nieto ahead of immigration speech

This file photo taken on August 22, 2016 shows Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump gestures following his speach during a campaign rally in Austin, Texas. This file photo taken on August 22, 2016 shows Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump gestures following his speach during a campaign rally in Austin, Texas.

Tearing down the walls | Kids from Mexico greeted with open arms at Jewish camp in Rockies

At a time when Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has promised that, if elected, "We're going to have a big, beautiful wall" dividing Mexico from the United States, a Jewish summer camp in Colorado is building a bridge between itself and a synagogue in Mexico City. This year, after several years of planning, more than 20 Jewish Mexican campers, three counselors and Rabbi Leonel Levy from Comunidad Bet-El de Mxico attended Ramah in the Rockies for two weeks, from July 20 to Aug. 2. Bet-El is a Conservative synagogue in Mexico City's upscale yet diverse Polanco district, and Camp Ramah is a network of Jewish summer camps affiliated with the Conservative movement.

Asylum Seekers Face Barriers To Stay In The U.S. As Immigration Agents Fail To Follow The Law

In this Wednesday, June 22, 2016 photo, Border Patrol agent Eduardo Olmos walks near the secondary fence separating Tijuana, Mexico, background, and San Diego in San Diego. A Bangladeshi asylum seeker who arrived at the southern U.S. border was turned away after a border agent told him to seek asylum in Mexico.

‘Make America Great Again’ is not a policy. It’s an exercise in mass psychology.

The Republican National Convention in Cleveland this week ought to be interesting, but whether it will be informative is another question. Barring a last-minute surprise, the delegates will nominate real estate magnate Donald Trump to be the GOP presidential candidate, and he will pledge - probably repeatedly - to "make America great again."

Potter, Randall counties see uptick in voter interest

More Potter and Randall county residents will likely register to vote in November's presidential election than in previous cycles, and county officials are stressing that now is the time for residents to make sure their registrations are up to date. As of July 15, 82,827 Randall County residents were registered to vote, a number that's already higher than the 78,657 total voters registered for the November 2012 general election.

Mexican man loses appeal on death row

A federal appeals court has rejected an appeal from a Mexican man on death row in Texas for the slayings of his wife and two children at their Rio Grande Valley home more than 24 years ago. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday upheld a lower court ruling that said Robert Moreno Ramos, 62, can't file another appeal claiming he wasn't told he could get legal help from the Mexican government under an international treaty when he was arrested for the 1992 killings.