Alfonso Aguilar Feels 'Misled' on Trump's Immigration Plan

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A key Latino Donald Trump supporter said he felt "disappointed and misled" after the GOP presidential nominee appeared to double down on a pledge of mass deportation for undocumented immigrants.

Alfonso Aguilar, the president of the Latino Partnership for Conservative Principles, took to Twitter after Trump said during a speech on Wednesday that he would target "every undocumented immigrant."

"There will be no amnesty," Trump told the crowd in Phoenix, Arizona. "Our message to the world will be this: You cannot obtain legal status or become a citizen of the United States by illegally entering our country."

In addition to his tweet, Aguilar told Politico: "It's so disappointing because we feel we took a chance, a very risky chance.”

He added: "We decided to make a big U-turn to see if we could make him change. We thought we were moving in the right direction … we’re disappointed. We feel misled.”

NBC News tried to contact Aguilar, but he was not immediately available for comment.

Aguilar had been vehemently opposed to a Trump candidacy before joining a group of Latino conservatives to declare their support for the Republican in a letter on July 18, according to The Washington Post.

Politico quoted him Thursday as saying "there’s a real possibility we will withdraw support from Donald Trump because of that disappointing speech.”

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However, Aguilar reportedly said he had no plans to support Clinton.

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Trump's Arizona speech came just hours after the candidate appeared in Mexico, where he struck a more conciliatory tone after meeting with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto.

Trump's warm-up speakers — Rudy Giuliani and Sen. Jeff Sessions — wore "Make Mexico Great Again Also" hats.

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