The Mexican actor backed the Democratic gubernatorial candidate as Becerra urged voters to stand up for immigrant families.
Mexican actor Eugenio Derbez has endorsed Xavier Becerra in California’s gubernatorial race, urging Latino voters to turn out on Nov. 3 and warning against efforts to intimidate the community and discourage participation in the election.
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Derbez announced his support for the Democratic candidate on Thursday at an event in Los Angeles marking Hispanic Heritage Month. He called on Latinos to exercise their political influence and defend their right to vote.
“Together, we are powerful, and we will use that power. I became a U.S. citizen several years ago because I was determined to make my voice heard,” Derbez said.
El actor Eugenio Derbez denuncia la intimidación a los latinos en Estados Unidos en un momento en que esta población podría tener un peso importante en las elecciones del 3 de noviembre.https://t.co/vvNU3aShP1
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Text Reads: Actor Eugenio Derbez denounces the intimidation of Latinos in the United States at a time when this population could have significant weight in the November 3 elections.
He questioned why anyone would seek to discourage Latino voters if their participation did not matter.
“This is no coincidence. It isn’t. I ask all of you: If your vote were not important, why are they trying to intimidate us into not voting? What are those who want to intimidate us afraid of?” he said.
Derbez said Becerra understood the challenges facing the Hispanic community, making him a strong choice to lead California. Latinos account for at least 40% of the state’s population, according to the source material.
Becerra, a former U.S. health secretary and California attorney general, has also urged Latino voters to consider the interests of immigrant families and those unable to vote.
“Vote for the Dreamers and for their families, who are also living in the shadows and hoping that one day they can emerge without being attacked by ICE,” Becerra said in Los Angeles, referring to recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and their relatives. ICE is the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.
As California attorney general, Becerra defended DACA, which protects eligible immigrants who arrived in the United States as children. President Donald Trump sought to end the program during his first administration.
Becerra is the son of a Mexican immigrant mother and a California-born father of Mexican descent who grew up in Mexico. He invoked his family’s experience as he called on voters to support immigrant communities.
“Vote for everyone who counts. I thank you on behalf of my mother, my father, the Dreamers and the new voters. Thanks to you, we defeated Trump’s policies that attack our immigrant families; together, we will do it again,” he said.
A poll by the University of California, Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies showed Becerra leading Republican rival Steve Hilton by 58% to 37% among voters surveyed.
Hilton, who was born in the United Kingdom and is aligned with Trump, accused Becerra on social media of using his parents’ experiences to attract votes. “Unlike Xavier Becerra, I am an immigrant,” Hilton said.
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