Summary

The article “Why Latino Children Are Scared of Donald Trump” by Héctor Tobar covers the way Donald Trump – the Republican candidate for the US presidential elections – is perceived by the children of Latin American immigrants. The author begins by noting that there are several folk boogeymen that usually scare Latino children and Donald Trump has become one of them; he is known by the name he acquired on reality television, “The Donald”. In his political campaign, Trump is hostile to Mexican immigrants and speaks of them in offensive and threatening ways. In Lynwood, US, many children fear him. The author gives the example of Hugo, a seven-year-old boy who is upset because he realized Trump labels Mexicans as ugly.

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