by Felix Richter, Statista.com
— this post authored by Niall McCarthy
It should be expected that U.S. Hispanics have a fairly negative view of Donald Trump, given his highly controversial comments about Mexican immigration.
Gallup has confirmed just how deeply unpopular the Republican frontrunner really is, finding that 77 percent of Hispanics have an unfavorable view of him. By contrast, 59 percent of them have a favorable view of Hillary Clinton. Trump has characterized Mexican immigrants as drug traffickers and rapists.
He has also called for a wall to be constructed along the U.S. border with Mexico, which America’s southern neighbor should finance. Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto recently saying there is no scenario where his country would pay for Trump’s wall.
This chart shows the % of Hispanics with a favorable/unfavorable opinion of presidential candidates.
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