‘Rising Star’ Hispanic Democrat Mayor of Del Rio Quit Because His Party ‘Pretends’ Illegal Immigrant Crisis Isn’t Happening

Bruno Lozano, a young, openly gay, Hispanic Democrat once considered a rising star within his party, abruptly quit as mayor of Del Rio, Texas over the summer because his colleagues refused to acknowledge there was an illegal immigrant crisis at the border.

Lozano’s story is highlighted in an Atlantic column analyzing why Democrats are losing Hispanic voters in droves.

He is described as having “checked every box” in the Democrat Party’s identity politics game and, as such, said “you would figure Democrats might listen when I’m telling them something is wrong.”

Lozano insists he invited every left-wing official he could think of to come visit the southern border and see with their own eyes what was happening.

“They looked the other way,” he said. “They just pretend it’s not happening.”
 

The Dem mayor of Del Rio — a gay Hispanic military vet, seen as a rising star in Texas — abruptly quit. Why?

Because, he said, Dems are “gaslighting” him, refusing to even acknowledge what’s happening at the border, much less do anything about it. https://t.co/V7YGWlnEuT pic.twitter.com/Geb0QNVJ82

— Tim Alberta (@TimAlberta) November 4, 2022