Wilmer Valderrama blasts Obama over his broken promise on immigration

Another voice has been added to the chorus of those who are outraged over President Barack Obama’s decision to delay executive action on immigration — that of Wilmer Valderrama.

In an interview with Fusion, the 34 year-old actor and Obama supporter called Obama’s decision to delay action on immigration “a dark day” for Latinos who helped the president win reelection in 2012.

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Like many other Latinos, Valderrama was looking forward to seeing Obama act on immigration given that the Republican-controlled House has failed to vote on any immigration reform legislation. The actor now predicts that Latinos will vote independent if the president fails to take action on immigration this year, Fusion reported on Monday.

“If they don’t do something by the end of the year, I’ll be completely honest, I think everyone — from Republicans to Hillary [Clinton] — is going to have a tough time building any kind of traction [with Latinos],” Valderrama said.

“The Latino community will say, ‘OK cool, so I guess we should vote independent then,’” he added.

Furthermore, he insisted that politicians need to stop taking Latinos for granted, Fusion reported. He said both parties “know for a fact they can’t win any election without the Latino vote.”

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Valderrama, who played Fez on “That 70s Show,” spoke with Fusion at an event sponsored by Voto Latino in San Antonio over the weekend. In the past, he has helped Obama promote issues such as immigration reform and enrolling for the Affordable Care Act.

His comments highlight the frustration many Latinos felt when they heard the news about Obama’s decision to postpone taking action on immigration until after the midterm elections in November.

Now, immigration advocates from across the country are saying there’s growing disillusionment with both Republicans and Democrats among Latinos, as both parties have failed to deliver on their promise to reform the nation’s immigration system.

Meanwhile, other advocates have been demanding that Democrats go on the record and say what they think about Obama’s decision to delay action on immigration. Hillary Clinton is the latest Democrat to be targeted.

“I think we have to elect more Democrats,” Clinton answered when Dreamers asked her at an event in Iowa on Sunday what she thought about Obama’s decision to delay executive action on immigration.

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