总统特朗普承认在白宫举行的西班牙裔遗产月活动中，他在移民问题上难以找到正确的平衡。“坦率地说，这是我做过的最艰难的工作，”特朗普说。“他们会说你太强硬或太软弱。变得更强硬，变得更软弱。无论你做什么，总是艰难。”
President Trump admitted that he struggles to strike the right balance on immigration during a Hispanic Heritage Month event at the White House on Wednesday. “Frankly, it’s the hardest job that I’ve had,” Trump said. “They’ll say you’re too tough or you’re too soft. Get tougher, get softer. No matter what you do, it’s always tough.”
他继续说，过去17个月没有人能够非法进入美国，表示“我们一直很强大”。在同一番话中，特朗普敦促西班牙裔和拉丁裔选民在十一月投票。“你们是不可思议、特殊的一群人。从一开始就支持我，”他表示。
“We’ve been very strong,” he continued, claiming that over the last 17 months, no one has been able to enter the U.S. illegally. In the same remarks, Trump urged Hispanic and Latino voters to head to the polls in November. “You’re an unbelievable, special group of people. You’ve been with me from the beginning,” he said.
总统的言论出现时，民调显示共和党在拉丁裔选民群体上面临困难，这在2024年总统选举中曾助推特朗普。对拉丁裔选民的不满在德州和佛罗里达尤为明显。
The president’s comments come as polling shows Republicans struggling with the voting bloc, which boosted Trump during the 2024 presidential election. The signs of disapproval among Hispanic and Latino voters are particularly noticeable in Texas and Florida.
根据UnidosUS 5月的一项调查，支持特朗普的佛罗里达西班牙裔选民中有20%表示不会再次投票。
According to a May survey from UnidosUS, 20 percent of Hispanic voters in Florida who supported Trump in 2024 said they would not repeat their vote.
与此同时，9月的Cook Political和TelevisaUnivision民调发现，投票支持特朗普的德州拉丁裔选民中有18%表示不再支持他。
Meanwhile, a September Cook Political and TelevisaUnivision poll found that 18 percent of Latinos in Texas who voted for Trump said they no longer back him.
本月早些时候，佛罗里达州众议员玛丽亚·埃尔维拉·萨拉萨尔（R-Fla.）在白宫前的现场广告中直接对特朗普说话，批评他的移民立场。
Earlier this month, Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.), who is up for reelection, spoke directly to Trump in an on-camera ad in front of the White House, criticizing his stance on immigration.
“同样的西班牙裔曾帮助你在2024年登上白宫，现在却感到被背叛，”萨拉萨尔在新片段中说。
“The same Hispanics who helped you get to the White House in 2024 feel betrayed today,” said Salazar in the new clip.
“你可以像林肯对奴隶制、雷根对共产主义那样对待移民，”共和党人继续说。
“You can be for immigration what Lincoln was for slavery and Reagan was for communism,” the Republican continued.
“我不是在谈论给他们特赦，而是给他们在这片应许之地过上有尊严的生活。”
“I’m not talking about giving them amnesty. I’m talking about giving them a dignified life in this promised land.”