Inside the GOP’s effort to woo Latinos

Published July 20, 2016 9:18pm ET



CLEVELAND — The Republican National Committee’s pitch to Hispanics attending the GOP convention appeared to contradict the GOP nominee’s own position and tone on immigration.

RNC Co-chair Sharon Day told the Latino Coalition that she thought Donald Trump would seek to hasten legal immigration into the United States. But Trump’s website said he supports, “immigration moderation,” including a “pause” that will force employers to hire native workers and unemployed immigrants before foreign workers are admitted into the U.S.

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