Republicans worry about eroding Hispanic support after Trump's DACA rollback

The Republican Party's brittle relationship with Hispanic voters absorbed another blow Tuesday when President Trump rolled back a constitutionally questionable program granting residency to illegal immigrants brought to the U.S. as children.

Scrapping the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals executive action implemented by President Barack Obama in 2012 has thrown the future of nearly 1 million young, mostly Hispanic, unauthorized immigrants into limbo.

Republicans are likely to take the blame, with their support among nonwhite voters further deteriorating, even though Trump ordered a six-month delay to give Congress time to pass legislation protecting these and other undocumented immigrants who mostly grew up in the United States.

"There will be some political fallout for the party — the brand of the party — as a result of this decision," said Daniel Garza, president of the LIBRE Initiative, a conservative group that focuses on Hispanic outreach. "Trump is a Republican and his decisions have national implications."

The Republican Party has seen its support from Hispanic and other nonwhite voters diminish precipitously since the 2004 presidential election, despite aggressive outreach. By 2016, Trump won only 28 percent of the Hispanic vote nationally.