Summary According to Trump camp nation will be inundated with criminals, illicit drugs if Trump loses
WASHINGTON (AFP) - If the United States fails to crack down on immigration, according to the Donald Trump camp, the nation will be inundated with criminals, illicit drugs and job-stealers.
And tacos.
The popular Mexican dish that includes a tortilla shell filled with meat, vegetables and cheese is the latest threat facing Americans if the Republican presidential candidate loses, the co-founder of Latinos for Trump told MSNBC.
"My culture is a very dominant culture. It is imposing and it s causing problems," Marco Gutierrez said Thursday.
"If you don t do something about it, you re going to have taco trucks (on) every corner."
The earnest warning unleashed a flurry of social media activity, with many Americans relishing in the idea of life in a country where taco trucks rule the streets.
"A chicken in every pot, a car in every garage, & #TacoTrucksOnEveryCorner," comedian and actor Orlando Jones tweeted, using a hashtag that quickly went viral.
"If this is wrong. Then I don t want to be right. #ImWithHer," tweeted another user, using Clinton s campaign slogan.
The post included an image of breakfast tacos, a Texas morning staple that often includes eggs and chorizo sausage.
Gutierrez s alert came the night after Trump delivered a fiery speech outlining his harsh immigration plan, which would include stepping up deportations, cancelling President Barack Obama s executive orders protecting millions of undocumented migrants, and blocking federal funding to so-called "sanctuary cities" that bar discrimination against the undocumented.
His rival Hillary Clinton has expressed support for a pathway to citizenship for most of America s undocumented.
Her campaign called Trump s plan part of his "campaign of hate."
"In his darkest speech yet, Donald Trump doubled down on his anti-immigrant rhetoric and attempted to divide communities by pitting people against each other and demonizing immigrants," it said in a statement.
#TacoTrucksOnEveryCorner is not the first time the internet has had a field day with taco symbolism this campaign season.
On May 5 -- the Cinco de Mayo holiday that commemorates Mexican resistance -- Trump posted a photograph of himself tucking into a taco salad, a dish of American origin.
Under the picture the billionaire wrote: "Happy #CincoDeMayo! The best taco bowls are made in Trump Tower Grill. I love Hispanics!"
Many considered the tweet a weak attempt at wooing the important Hispanic-American voting bloc, which Trump has largely alienated.
The billionaire candidate launched his campaign last year by declaring that Mexico was sending "rapists" and other criminals across the border.
