– ‘Too many immigrants’ –
Immigration is a flashpoint political topic in California. The state now has more Hispanic residents – 39 percent – than whites, according to the census.
“We have too many immigrants here, Mexican immigrants,” Trump supporter Sharon Lombardi told AFP. “It’s an invasion.”
“Our cities are not the same,” said Lupe Morfin, 58, adding that an “illegal alien” killed her 13-year-old nephew in 1990.
“Mr Trump is the only one that would listen to us, and we love him.”
Trump warned there would be “nothing but turmoil” and “four more years of Obama” if Clinton wins the White House.
“Our system and our country can’t take it,” he said.
Trump also insisted his “biggest strength” would be a robust national security, as he lambasted countries like Germany for allowing refugees to flood into Europe unchecked, increasing the terror threat.
“All over Europe they’re taking these people and all over the United States they’re sending these people,” Trump said. “How stupid are we? This will come back to haunt us.”
Several Trump rallies have drawn protests, including one in Chicago in March when his supporters clashed with protesters.
Trump described his Tuesday rally in Albuquerque as a “love fest,” even though the chaos outside left several officers injured.
In his speech in New Mexico, which has the highest percentage of Hispanic residents of any US state, Trump startled observers by criticizing Governor Susana Martinez, the nation’s only Hispanic governor and head of the Republican Governors Association.
“She’s got to do a better job, OK?” Trump told the crowd about Martinez, who has criticized Trump’s remarks on immigration and was absent from Tuesday’s event.
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