Goya is facing a backlash after its CEO met with and heaped praise on President Trump at the White House on Thursday.
, when he suggested that Mexican newcomers were criminals and rapists.
"It's shameful and appalling that the president of Goya Foods is praising the most anti-Latino president in the history of our country," Latino Victory Fund CEO Nathalie Rayes said by email. "President Trump has disrespected and attacked the Latino community since Day 1," she said."We call for a boycott of Goya Foods products and anyone who stands with Donald Trump and against our community."at the border and his attempt to dismantle the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which allows young immigrants who have been in the U.S. since they were children to stay, have not helped his popularity among Latinos.
"We don't support companies who endorse and comply with a White Supremacist regime," it said."Under capitalism, know the power of the dollar in their eyes. We're using it to make a statement."Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., suggested working around Goya products when creating dishes with traditional Puerto Rican seasoning.before posting a friend's from-scratch recipe.
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