Trump rhetoric spurring Latinos to naturalize, vote
Maria Garcia sat inside a meeting hall at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Barrio Logan on a recent evening, holding an application for U.S. citizenship. About 100 others joined her in the brightly lit room.
Though she’s been a green card holder since 1990, the 62-year-old Mexican immigrant says fear has stopped her from undergoing the naturalization process. Now, Garcia said, the harsh rhetoric driving Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has spurred her to action.
“I’m doing this because of that man who wants to hurt us. He says so many things about us (Latinos),” she said in Spanish. “That’s what motivates me, because I think to myself, ‘one additional vote will help.’”
Garcia is part of a growing number of Latinos applying to become naturalized citizens in time for the Nov. 8 election. Giving them encouragement and support are voter organizations, churches and other small community groups.
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