Beto O’Rourke is no Latino, but he may end up being Latinos’ favourite candidate

Beto O’Rourke

If you are wondering whether Democratic presidential hopeful

Beto O’Rourke is a Latino, the answer is no: he’s a fourth-generation Irish-American whose father gave him the Spanish nickname “Beto.”

And yet, Beto O’Rourke may end up being Latinos’ most effective voice against President Trump’s anti-immigration nationalism.