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Trump bets in Las Vegas on the Latin vote to give the definitive blow to Biden
Former Republican President Donald Trump (2017-2021) bet on Sunday for Latino voters in an electoral rally in Las Vegas dedicated to this community in which he charged the migrants who are arriving by the southern border and of those who he said “are hurting” the economy of Latinos who already live in the United States.
Trump insisted that the situation on the southern border is “unsustainable” and accused President Joe Biden of having created a “crisis” and pointed out that the asylum restrictions announced by the president last Tuesday “mean nothing.”
“If Joe Biden wanted to sign an executive order to stop the invasion, all he should do is say: ‘Here I reinstitute all the border policies of someone named Donald Trump,’” the former president said in front of the attendees who met in Sunset Park at a temperature of about 38 degrees Celsius.
As he did since 2016, Trump used anti-immigrant rhetoric and criticized directly with the people who arrive at the southern border by assuring that they are hurting the “American Latins,” as he refers to the members of this community who have a legal status in the country.
He also falsely stated that migrants who enter irregularly “are taking 100 percent of the new jobs. “They are hurting our families, they are destroying our black population, they are destroying our Hispanic population, and they know that more they are destroying our unions,” the president said.
Trump took advantage of today’s event to rename the campaign focused on the Hispanic and Latin community that went from being called Latinos for Trump to Latin American for Trump, the change was made to emphasize that Latinos are Americans, Jaime Florez, director of Hispanic communications of Trump’s campaign, told Efe.
Nevada has become an elusive state for Republicans since 2008, when former President Barack Obama (2009-2017) won the state comfortably, something that in 2020 cost Biden when he won by about 34,000 votes, or 2.4 percentage points in favor.
Érika Castro, organizer of the Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada fund, explained to EFE that the votes of the Latino community helped Biden win Nevada, considered a hinge state.
But the situation seems to be changing, for the moment, the polls are being decanted in Nevada in favor of Trump. According to the average of polls on the FiveThirtyEight website, it is five percentage points ahead, with 45% of the voting intentions.
A recent survey by the New York Times/Siena College showed that Trump is gaining support among Latinos with 36% who said he would vote for him compared to 26% who said he would vote for Biden.
The young people of Nevada are also leaning in favor of Trump, an example of this are Puerto Ricans Gustavo and Elena, 24 and 26 years old, respectively, the brothers who resided in Nevada more than a decade ago believe that the former president represents “a good future” for the country, they told EFE.
The same arguments were expressed by Guatemalan Mary Gutiérrez, 50, who came from San Bernardino (California) with her family to attend Trump’s rally.
The immigrant told EFE that Trump’s defeat in 2020 prompted her to become a citizen and that the former president will count on her vote and that of her family. This morning the Gutiérrez family arrived at five in the morning to line up early and be able to secure a seat near the podium and express their support to close the border.
“Someone has to put this situation in order and I think that immigrants who come to not comply with the rules should be deported,” Gutiérrez said.
At the end of the speech, Gutiérrez said she was excited about the Republican’s promises to secure the border, lower taxes and revitalize the economy.
Trump concluded his rally by inviting attendees to vote in the primaries that Nevada holds next Tuesday, June 11, in which he will surely be elected as the Republican candidate, despite the fact that the party’s statutes in this state specify that no convicted person can be elected as a candidate.
International
Study finds COVID-19 vaccines prevented 2.5 million deaths worldwide
COVID-19 vaccines prevented an estimated 2,533,000 deaths worldwide between 2020 and 2024, according to an international study led by Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Italy and Stanford University in the United States, published in the journal JAMA Health Forum. Researchers calculated that one death was prevented for every 5,400 doses administered.
The analysis also found that the vaccines saved 14.8 million years of life, equivalent to one year of life gained for every 900 doses given.
The study, coordinated by Professor Stefania Boccia, revealed that 82% of the lives saved were people vaccinated before becoming infected with the virus, and 57% of deaths avoided occurred during the Omicron wave. In addition, 90% of the beneficiaries were adults over 60 years old.
“This is the most comprehensive analysis to date, based on global data and fewer assumptions about the evolution of the pandemic,” explained Boccia and researcher Angelo Maria Pezzullo.
International
Trump administration blasts judge’s ruling reinstating TPS for Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump criticized a federal judge’s ruling on Friday that reinstated Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua, stressing that the immigration program was never intended to serve as a “de facto asylum system.”
On Thursday, Judge Trina Thompson extended protections for about 7,000 Nepalese immigrants, whose TPS was set to expire on August 5. The ruling also impacts roughly 51,000 Hondurans and nearly 3,000 Nicaraguans, whose TPS protections were scheduled to end on September 8.
Immigrants covered by TPS had sued the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), alleging that the program’s termination was driven by “racial animus” and stripped them of protection from deportation.
DHS Deputy Undersecretary Tricia McLaughlin issued a statement saying the decision to end TPS was part of a mandate to “restore the integrity” of the immigration system and return the program to its original purpose.
“TPS was never conceived as a de facto asylum system; however, that is how previous administrations have used it for decades,” McLaughlin emphasized.
She also criticized Judge Thompson, calling the ruling “another example” of judges “stirring up claims of racism to distract from the facts.”
McLaughlin added that DHS would appeal the decision and take the legal battle to higher courts.
The Trump administration has also terminated TPS protections for approximately 160,000 Ukrainians, 350,000 Venezuelans, and at least half a million Haitians, among other immigrant groups.
International
Trump to build $200M ballroom at the White House by 2028
The U.S. government under President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that it will begin construction in September on a new 8,000-square-meter ballroom at the White House.
The announcement was made by Karoline Leavitt, the administration’s press secretary, during a briefing in which she explained that the expansion responds to the need for a larger venue to host “major events.”
“Other presidents have long wished for a space capable of accommodating large gatherings within the White House complex… President Trump has committed to solving this issue,” Leavitt told reporters.
The project is estimated to cost $200 million, fully funded through donations from Trump himself and other “patriots,” according to a government statement. Construction is scheduled to begin in September and is expected to be completed before Trump’s term ends in 2028.
The Clark Construction Group, a Virginia-based company known for projects such as the Capital One Arena and L’Enfant Plaza in Washington, D.C., has been selected to lead the project.
The new ballroom will be built on the East Wing of the White House, expanding the iconic residence with a space designed for state dinners, official ceremonies, and large-scale events.
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