Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, in the wake of the Supreme Court’s dead locked decision on President Barack Obama’s executive actions on immigration, will begin airing its first Spanish language ad of the general election this week, the campaign said Friday.
The 60-second ad, which will air nationally on Univision during the Chile-Argentina Copa America final Sunday, hits Donald Trump for suggesting that the United States should use a deportation force to kick out undocumented Americans.
The ad opens with a clip of Trump saying, “We have to do what we have to do. … You’re going to have a deportation force.”
Trump has proposed building a wall along the United States-Mexico border and deporting undocumented immigrants who came to the United States illegally.
After Trump’s comments, the Clinton spot, titled “Nuestra Historia” or “Our History,” highlights Americans of Colombian, Mexican, Salvadoran and Puerto Rican descent.
“At 8 years old, we moved to the United States,” says Luisa Santos in the ad. “My mom left everything behind to give my sister and I a new opportunity.”
Clinton then adds, “As I look at American history, I see that this has always been a country of we, not me. We stand together because we are stronger together.”
In a blow to the White House, the Supreme Court Thursday was evenly divided in a case concerning Obama’s controversial executive actions on immigration. The decision means that the programs will remain blocked from going into effect, and the issue will return to the lower court.
“Yesterday’s Supreme Court deadlocked ruling in United States v. Texas highlighted the high stakes Latino and immigrant families face in this election,” Clinton’s campaign said in its statement on the ruling. “While Donald Trump is attempting to deport millions of undocumented immigrants, today Hillary for America released an ad lifting the Latino community and underscoring Latino’s long-standing history in building and defending America.”
Clinton, who has joked during interviews that she is “barely monolingual,” closes the ad by stating, “Soy Hillary Clinton and I approve this message.”