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" It was billed as a "listening session," a chance for Latino leaders from across the country to sit down with members of president-elect Donald Trump's transition team and talk about the issues important to them and to their constituents.
The invitation alone was notable, given the notoriously rocky relationship Trump has had with Latinos since the start of his campaign. Leaders of some of the largest Latino civil rights organizations have tried without success for more than a year to gain an audience with Trump or his team.
They finally got their wish on Tuesday. It was a breakthrough, but not everyone experienced it the same way.
According to some of those in attendance, there were more than 50 people in the room. A few were leaders of the country's largest progressive advocacy groups like the National Council of La Raza, the League of United Latin American Citizens, and the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda. Many more represented conservative, evangelical, or pro-business organizations – groups like the LIBRE Initiative, the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, and regional Latino chambers of commerce.
"The listening session with Hispanic organizations was extremely well-attended and consisted of a wide ranging, frank discussion on areas of both agreement and concerns," a Trump transition official said in an email to NPR. "This is the beginning of a conversation that will continue throughout the Trump administration. The Hispanic community will play a central role in our engagement going forward."
But a big question for some in the room was this: Which Hispanic community?
Some of the attendees expressed concerns that the group convened by Trump's team did not accurately reflect the nation's broader Latino population or its priorities. They spoke with NPR on the condition that they not be named, given that it was an off-the-record gathering. "
http://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2017/01/11/509224734/trump-teams-meeting-with-latino-leaders-gets-mixed-reviews
The invitation alone was notable, given the notoriously rocky relationship Trump has had with Latinos since the start of his campaign. Leaders of some of the largest Latino civil rights organizations have tried without success for more than a year to gain an audience with Trump or his team.
They finally got their wish on Tuesday. It was a breakthrough, but not everyone experienced it the same way.
According to some of those in attendance, there were more than 50 people in the room. A few were leaders of the country's largest progressive advocacy groups like the National Council of La Raza, the League of United Latin American Citizens, and the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda. Many more represented conservative, evangelical, or pro-business organizations – groups like the LIBRE Initiative, the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, and regional Latino chambers of commerce.
"The listening session with Hispanic organizations was extremely well-attended and consisted of a wide ranging, frank discussion on areas of both agreement and concerns," a Trump transition official said in an email to NPR. "This is the beginning of a conversation that will continue throughout the Trump administration. The Hispanic community will play a central role in our engagement going forward."
But a big question for some in the room was this: Which Hispanic community?
Some of the attendees expressed concerns that the group convened by Trump's team did not accurately reflect the nation's broader Latino population or its priorities. They spoke with NPR on the condition that they not be named, given that it was an off-the-record gathering. "
http://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2017/01/11/509224734/trump-teams-meeting-with-latino-leaders-gets-mixed-reviews
