Ex L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Launches Anti-Trump PAC

LOS ANGELES, CA – Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced Wednesday the launch of a political action committee aiming at stopping Donald Trump and anti-immigrants policies.

Building Bridges, Not Walls committee's goal is to encourage Californians to register and vote in the presidential election as well as voters in "swing states."

“Building Bridges, Not Walls is about Californians rising to the occasion and fighting for candidates and policies that will move America forward,” Villaraigosa said. “Californians want to step up and respond in every way possible to protect our families, friends and neighbors from the threat of Donald Trump’s scapegoating anti-immigrant politics."

Villaraigosa said he formed the committee because anti-immigrant policies will no doubt be a part of the Republican Party national platform with Trump as the nominee.

“Building Bridges, Not Walls is about standing up and saying, ‘Enough!’," he said.

Patch has reached out to the Trump campaign for comments and will update once we hear back. Trump has repeatedly called for building a border wall to keep out undocumented immigrants who, he said, are murderers and rapists.

The campaign said it will concentrate efforts in reaching voters in Arizona, Florida, Nevada and Colorado, but will direct its efforts toward "wherever it is needed to stop Trump."

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