Jul 12 Trump doubles down on immigration comments in Vegas speech By Associated Press Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump criticized U.S. immigration and trade policies on Saturday in speeches that veered from accusing Mexico of deliberately sending criminals across the border to professing respect for the Mexican government and love for its people. Continue reading
Jul 11 Trump’s stance on immigration divides Arizona GOP By Associated Press Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is drawing larger crowds as he continues to criticize immigration policies in stark language that has revealed a deep divide between immigration hawks and moderates who are trying to avoid alienating Hispanic voters… Continue reading
Jul 10 Watch 10:49 Truth vs. perception of crime rates for immigrants By PBS News Hour Incendiary comments made by Donald Trump and a random killing of a California woman have added fuel to national debate on the contributions of and concerns about undocumented immigrants. William Brangham speaks to Marielena Hincapié of the National Immigration Law… Continue watching
Jul 10 Watch 11:53 Brooks and Dionne on Trump’s anti-immigrant talk, Confederate flag retirement By PBS News Hour New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including whether presidential candidate Donald Trump is hurting the Republican party, the historic removal of the Confederate flag from South… Continue watching
Jul 10 Latino leader urges more businesses to cut ties from Trump By Lynn Elber, Associated Press UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. -- The head of a Latino civil rights group called on more organizations to follow NBC's example and cut business ties with Donald Trump. Continue reading
Jul 07 As Republican infighting grows, donors call for calm By Steve Peoples and Julie Bykowicz, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Worried about “Republican-on-Republican violence,” top party donors are taking action, with one firing off a letter calling for more civility and another seeking to block businessman Donald Trump from the debate stage altogether. Continue reading
Jul 06 Watch How 2016 candidates are fundraising their war chests By PBS News Hour Gwen Ifill talks to Tamara Keith of NPR and Susan Page of USA Today about what the latest campaign fundraising numbers tell us about Hillary Clinton and Sen. Ted Cruz, and how Sen. Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump are putting… Continue watching
Jul 05 ‘I salute Donald Trump’ on immigration, Cruz says By Daniel Costa-Roberts Texas Sen. Ted Cruz voiced support Sunday for embattled fellow Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump… Continue reading
Jul 04 Hispanic leaders urge GOP hopefuls to condemn Trump By Steve Peoples, Associated Press Hispanic leaders are bristling at the largely tepid response by Republican presidential candidates to Donald Trump's characterization of Mexican immigrants as rapists and drug dealers… Continue reading
Jul 03 Watch 12:20 Shields and Brooks on Supreme Court lessons, Donald Trump controversy By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including what we learned about the Supreme Court this session, new presidential candidates Gov. Chris Christie and former Sen. Jim Webb,… Continue watching