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Contact: Francisca Porchas, Puente, media@puenteaz.org, 602-616-4311

Phoenicians To Rally Against Donald Trump at Campaign Stop

Trump Plans Speech on Immigration with Arpaio in Phoenix; Latino and Immigrant Community to Protest Racism and Hate Outside Venue

What: Protest Against Trump’s Racism

When: Saturday, July 11 at 1:30pm

Where: Outside of the Phoenix Convention Center, 3^rd St and Washington

Who: Puente Movement, concerned community members

Phoenix, AZ— Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump will be met with protests outside of his Phoenix campaign stop, in which he plans to discuss immigration, accompanied by notorious Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio.  After making headlines for racist remarks against immigrants and Mexicans, Trump claims he is “the most popular person in Arizona right now.”  Latino and immigrant community members plan to rally outside his speech, to show that Arizonans won’t allow hate speech and bigotry on their watch.

Francisca Porchas, with Puente, says, “We are here to send a message loud and clear to Donald Trump that he is not welcomed in Arizona and we will not allow his racism and bigotry to go unchecked.   It’s a slap in the face to the Latino community for him to be here joined by Sheriff Joe Arpaio who has actively terrorized the Latino community and is the biggest symbol of anti-immigrant racism across the country.”

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