Hispanic CEO receives death threats after placing a bid to build Trump's border wall, despite his family entering the country illegally
- Michael Evangelisa-Ysasaga heads contracting company The Penna Group
- They have received death threats after submitting bid to build Trump's wall
- Evangelista-Ysasaga's family originally entered the country undocumented
- The Penna Group employs more than 80 per cent Hispanic workers
A construction company headed by a Latino CEO has been terrorized with death threats after putting in a bid to build President Trump's proposed border wall.
Michael Evangelista-Ysasaga said his general contracting company The Penna Group, which employs more than 80 per cent Hispanic workers, has been seen as betraying the community by offering to build the wall.
Evangelista-Ysasaga's family members came to the United States illegally from Mexico, and he has several undocumented family members living in the country.
Michael Evangelista-Ysasaga said that his general contracting company The Penna Group, which employs more than 80 per cent Hispanic workers, has been seen as betraying the community by offering to build the wall
Evangelista-Ysasaga told KHOU that he believes that by aiding President Trump's mission to secure the borders, the government can make room for a real discussion on immigration.
Others, however, don't agree with his rationale, and have been making dozens of calls to his company and screaming at him over the last couple of weeks.
'I understand this is a very hot button issue and a lot of people are angry about it, and naturally so,' Evangelista-Ysasaga said.
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'It is our hope that once we secure our borders, which is the right and duty of every nation, then I think, at that point, we'll be able to have a rational, productive conversation about comprehensive immigration.'
The White House has begun to pick up bids from the 200 companies who have submitted proposals for the Trump administration's border plan.
Of those 200, at least 32 companies are headed by Hispanic owners, according to the Washington Post.
The White House has begun to pick up bids from the 200 companies who have submitted proposals for the Trump administration's border plan, which will construct and fortify the wall separating the Mexican and United States' borders
Evangelista-Ysasaga, a Houston-based lawyer, was inspired to create his own construction company from the lessons imparted on him by his grandfather, who entered the country as an undocumented immigrant.
'Unfortunately a lot of Latino construction companies have decided to sit this one out and I think that's a mistake. It would - I think it's our duty to be a voice at the table for a rational and sane solution,' Evangeslista-Ysasaga continued.
The Penna Group's plan for the wall includes a 30-foot tall design which will protect against 'underground tunnels, tampering, climbing, and will be aesthetically pleasing'. All this comes with the price tag of $21.4 billion.
However, Evangelista-Ysasaga believes his Latino/West Texas upbringing gives him a unique vantage point for the situation, 'rather than allowing the conversation to be monopolized by other firms that don't really care about immigrants,' he said.
'You have to be compassionate first, and let your compassion guide your judgement,' he continued.
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