Trump gains among nonwhite people: Historical precedents and possible harbinger - Washington Examiner

Ruben Navarrette : Opponents call President-elect Donald Trump a racist without bothering with documentation.

He says he's a New Yorker with minority ancestry ( German , Scottish ) who has mingled with people of every origin all his life.

Navarro: In his third general election campaign, Trump has won increased support from groups that his opponents and most commentators never thought he could.

Ruben Navarrette : Latino voters reacted negatively to a 1994 California Republican referendum denying welfare to illegal immigrants.

He says they have not been treated anything as badly as black people were for decade after decade .

He argues that, in terms of assimilation, black people resemble Irish, Latinos resemble Italians , and Asians resemble Jews .

The difference is that the gripes are voiced and the votes are cast by Dominicans , Chinese and Orthodox Jews in South Brooklyn .