State Rep. Kasey Carpenter (R-Dalton). Headshot: Courtesy of Georgia House of Representatives Media Services
"The Hispanics are more likely to be Republican than they are liberal. They check nine out of 10 boxes. The only box is, 'I'm sorry, you deported my uncle. I'm never going to vote for you.' We'll lose them for 50 years."
— State. Rep. Kasey Carpenter (R-Dalton) discussing the potential political effects of President Trump's deportation policy with the AJC's Patricia Murphy. Carpenter, who said he strongly supports the president, says "good people are getting caught up" in ICE arrests and affecting law-abiding Hispanic families.