--- description: "Remarks like yours will serve brilliantly to energize Latino voters and increase turnout on election day against you" title: America Ferrera Thanks Donald Trump for Mobilizing Latino Voters image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltacff2c6e2b981166/69885979cd1bba639d6fc1c6/america-ferrera.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # America Ferrera Thanks Donald Trump for Mobilizing Latino Voters by [Dana Rose Falcone / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Dana Rose Falcone / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 2, 2015 5:49 PM CUT  America Ferrera at The 2015 NBC Upfront Presentation in New York City on May 11, 2015. America Ferrera at The 2015 NBC Upfront Presentation in New York City on May 11, 2015.Anthony Behar—Sipa via AP by [Dana Rose Falcone / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Dana Rose Falcone / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 2, 2015 5:49 PM CUT Donald Trump’s [insensitive comments](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/06/30/donald-trump-mexico "undefined") about Mexican immigrants haven’t come without punishment from his now [former business partners like Univision](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/06/30/donald-trump-suing-univision "undefined") and [NBC](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/06/29/donald-trump-fired-NBC "undefined"). But actress America Ferrera, herself of Honduran descent, wants to thank Trump for his recent statements. In an open letter published by [The Huffington Post](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/america-ferrera/thank-you-donald-trump%5Fb%5F7709126.html "undefined") on Thursday, Ferrera wrote to Trump in appreciation for the fact that his words will push more Latinos to the polls. “Remarks like yours will serve brilliantly to energize Latino voters and increase turnout on election day against you and any other candidate who runs on a platform of hateful rhetoric,” she wrote. While the _Ugly Betty_ actress wrote that Trump will never win the 2016 election without the Latino vote, and that he’s “living in an outdated fantasy of a bigoted America,” she thanked the billionaire for “reminding us that there remains an antiquated and endangered species of bigots in this country that we must continue to combat.” Ferrera also provided some stats about recent Latino population growth in the U.S. [and promised Latinos will fight back during elections season](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/america-ferrera/thank-you-donald-trump%5Fb%5F7709126.html "undefined"). “We will do more than tweet about our indignation and beat piñatas of your likeness,” Ferrara wrote. “We will silence you at the polls. We will vote and use our growing position in U.S. politics. Our fellow Americans who understand and value our contributions will join us. We know there is nothing that scares you more.” To read Ferrera’s complete letter, head to the [The Huffington Post](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/america-ferrera/thank-you-donald-trump%5Fb%5F7709126.html "undefined"). _This_ [_article_](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/07/02/america-ferrera-donald-trump-letter "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_EW.com_](http://www.ew.com "undefined") ### Photos: Documenting Immigration From Both Sides of the Border  A woman and her child from Central America are apprehended just after crossing the Rio Grande, Hidalgo, Texas, June 24, 2014. Kirsten Luce  Women and children from Central America are apprehended just after crossing the Rio Grande, Hidalgo, Texas, June 24, 2014. Kirsten Luce  Border Patrol Agents respond to a call near a section of the border fence in Hidalgo, Texas on Feb. 13, 2013. Kirsten Luce  Border Patrol vehicles respond to a call on the banks of the Rio Grande in Hidalgo, Texas on June 24, 2014. Kirsten Luce  The old border fence where scouts watch for border patrol activity and aid drug or migrant traffickers in Tijuana, Mexico, Feb. 14, 2013. Kirsten Luce  A border patrol vehicle on the remote terrain along the border in Southern California, east of San Diego, Feb. 15, 2013. Kirsten Luce  Border Patrol agents patrol the floodplain along the banks of the Rio Grande, south of Mission, Texas on Feb. 13, 2013. Kirsten Luce  Border Patrol agents patrol the thick brush along the banks of the Rio Grande south of Mission, Texas on Feb. 13, 2013. Kirsten Luce  Women and children from Central America are apprehended just after crossing the Rio Grande into Hidalgo, Texas on June 24, 2014. Kirsten Luce  Women and children from Central America are apprehended just after crossing the Rio Grande into Hidalgo, Texas on June 24, 2014. Kirsten Luce  The belongings of women and children apprehended after crossing the Rio Grande into Texas, collected and bagged by Border Patrol, Hidalgo, Texas, June 24, 2014. Kirsten Luce  Migrants run from a gap in the border fence to a waiting car in the early morning in Penitas, Texas, Feb. 14, 2013. Kirsten Luce  An aerial of jeep trails in the United States (bottom), in an area that was once a popular crossing point into the United States from Tijuana, Mexico (top), Feb. 15, 2013. Kirsten Luce  The westernmost edge of the border extends into the Pacific Ocean separating Tijuana, Mexico and California. 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