MARIA ELENA SALINAS, NEWS ANCHOR, UNIVISION: The Univision affiliate in New York, Univision 41, WADO (1280AM), and LAX 96.3 will not sponsor the New York Puerto Rican Day Parade this year. They joined the list of companies that withdrew...that withdrew their support from next month's Parade in that city. However, those local Univision outlets will cover the day's events, and the funds that were going towards sponsorship will instead be allocated towards the organization's Scholarship Fund in order to benefit Puerto Rican students.
Univision Withdraws From Parade
Univision Slams 'Anti-Immigrant' Sheriff Clarke, Condemns Federal-Local Cooperation in Law Enforcement
DANAY RIVERO, CORRESPONDENT, UNIVISION: Clarke, who is a self-proclaimed anti-immigrant, announced this week that he will accept the position of deputy secretary in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Univision raising the spectre of “Hitler’s times” to describe the prospect of Sheriff Clarke in high federal office
JAVIER MAZA, POLITICAL ANALYST: He is an individual who obviously, most clearly, does not qualify for a position of this importance because of his background. And I worry thatthis will lead to creating a police state that reminds me of history… it reminds me of Hitler's times.
DANAY RIVERO, CORRESPONDENT, UNIVISION: And it's that Clarke is publicly known for supporting anti-immigrant measures, and agrees with police officers, as well as other local authorities, collaborating with federal immigration laws.
Rare, Positive Remarks About Trump on Univision
REV. SAMUEL RODRIGUEZ, PRESIDENT, NATIONAL HISPANIC CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP COUNCIL: We have presented a proposal to him [Trump] and I believe it has all the push, even from the most conservative Republicans; the Freedom, Caucus.
JORGE RAMOS, HOST, AL PUNTO, UNIVISION: Can we believe Trump? Let’s see, Donald Trump during the campaign said he wanted to deport the 11 million undocumented.
REV. SAMUEL RODRIGUEZ, PRESIDENT, NATIONAL HISPANIC CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP COUNCIL: Correct. He changed his mind. Because now he is not deporting 11 million. In other words, he does not have a deportation team looking for people...JORGE RAMOS, HOST, AL PUNTO, UNIVISION: He has deported, but not as many as Barack Obama.
REV. SAMUEL RODRIGUEZ, PRESIDENT, NATIONAL HISPANIC CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP COUNCIL, PRESIDENT: That is correct.JORGE RAMOS, HOST, AL PUNTO, UNIVISION: Good, but can we believe Donald Trump in this intention to legalize 11 million, or the majority of the 11 million?
REV. SAMUEL RODRIGUEZ, PRESIDENT, NATIONAL HISPANIC CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP COUNCIL: It is a conversation that is developing. I can not speak, of course, on the part of the president, but it is a conversation that is growing at the moment with the White House and with the Republican leaders.JORGE RAMOS, HOST, AL PUNTO, UNIVISION: It would be a great surprise.
Rare, Positive Remarks About Trump on Univision
REV. SAMUEL RODRIGUEZ, PRESIDENT, NATIONAL HISPANIC CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP COUNCIL: We have presented a proposal to him [Trump] and I believe it has all the push, even from the most conservative Republicans: the Freedom, Caucus.
JORGE RAMOS, HOST, AL PUNTO, UNIVISION: Can we believe Trump? Let’s see, Donald Trump during the campaign said he wanted to deport the 11 million undocumented.
REV. SAMUEL RODRIGUEZ, PRESIDENT, NATIONAL HISPANIC CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP COUNCIL: Correct. He changed his mind. Because now he is not deporting 11 million. In other words, he does not have a deportation team looking for people...
JORGE RAMOS, HOST, AL PUNTO, UNIVISION: He has deported, but not as many as Barack Obama.
REV. SAMUEL RODRIGUEZ, PRESIDENT, NATIONAL HISPANIC CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP COUNCIL, PRESIDENT: That is correct.
JORGE RAMOS, HOST, AL PUNTO, UNIVISION: Good, but can we believe Donald Trump in this intention to legalize 11 million, or the majority of the 11 million?
REV. SAMUEL RODRIGUEZ, PRESIDENT, NATIONAL HISPANIC CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP COUNCIL: It is a conversation that is developing. I can not speak, of course, on the part of the president, but it is a conversation that is growing at the moment with the White House and with Republican leaders.
JORGE RAMOS, HOST, AL PUNTO, UNIVISION: It would be a great surprise.