Subject: The Hill: Immigration groups bring taco bowls to GOP lawmakers
From: "Garcia, Walter" <[email-masked]>
To: Comm_D <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 12 May 2016 10:34:51 -0700

Flagged on Slack, but sending around here too #TacoBowls
Immigration groups bring taco bowls to GOP lawmakers<http://thehill.com/latino/279697-republicans-in-congress-receive-trump-taco-bowls>

By Rafael Bernal - 05/12/16 01:08 PM EDT

Immigration activists delivered taco bowls to congressional Republicans on Thursday.

The unrequested food deliveries were meant to highlight the visit to Capitol Hill by Donald Trump<http://thehill.com/people/donald-trump>, who last week Tweeted a picture of himself eating a taco bowl as his celebration of Cinco de Mayo.
America's Voice, Latino Victory Project, United We Dream and United Farm Workers sent the bowls to GOP Sens. Richard Burr<http://thehill.com/people/richard-burr> (N.C.), Rob Portman<http://thehill.com/people/rob-portman> (Ohio), Pat Toomey (Penn.), John McCain<http://thehill.com/people/john-mccain> (Ariz.), Roy Blunt<http://thehill.com/people/roy-blunt> (Mo.), Kelly Ayotte<http://thehill.com/people/kelly-ayotte>(N.H.), Chuck Grassley<http://thehill.com/people/chuck-grassley> (Iowa), Ron Johnson<http://thehill.com/people/ron-johnson>(Wis.) and Mark Kirk<http://thehill.com/people/mark-kirk> (Ill.), all of whom face reelection races in the fall.

They were also sent to Senate Majority LeaderMitch McConnell<http://thehill.com/people/mitch-mcconnell> (Ky.), Majority Whip John Cornyn<http://thehill.com/people/john-cornyn> (Texas) and Sens. Ted Cruz<http://thehill.com/people/ted-cruz> (Texas),Cory Gardner<http://thehill.com/people/cory-gardner> (Colo.) and Roger Wicker<http://thehill.com/people/roger-wicker> (Miss).

On the House side, the taco bowls went to Speaker Paul Ryan<http://thehill.com/people/paul-ryan> (R-Wis.), Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and Reps. Joe Heck (Nev.), David Valadao (Calif.), Jeff Denham (Calif.), and Mike Coffman (Colo.).

A spokeswoman for the liberal Hispanic groups called the stunt "a fitting reminder of Trump's recent (and egregious) hispandering."

Trump's Cinco de Mayo post set off a huge social media debate over everything from the Mexican authenticity of the bowl to Trump's caption, which included the phrase "I love Hispanics!"

Trump's campaign has centered on immigration, a core issue for Hispanic voters.

He's been criticized by Latino groups for his promise to build a wall at the Mexican border, and for referring to Mexican immigrants as rapists and criminals in his inaugural campaign speech in June.

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Walter Garcia
Western Regional Press Secretary
Democratic National Committee (DNC)
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