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Trump campaign courts Latino voters in Arizona, historically Democrats. Here's what that looks like

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In a south Phoenix strip mall near a Chinese restaurant and cell phone store, sits a new office designed to mobilize Latino voters and convince them to vote for President Donald Trump in November.

Outside the front doors, the words "Latinos for Trump" are written in chalk on the sidewalk.

The windows of Latinos for Trump are adorned with photos of Latinos and core values the Trump campaign believes will attract this group of voters: faith, family, opportunity.

President Donald Trump's fifth visit to Arizona this year, set for Monday, centers on Latino voters, who both presidential candidates are courting as the state increasingly becomes a battleground.

The president was scheduled to host a Latinos for Trump roundtable at the Arizona Grand Resort in Phoenix on Monday, after spending time earlier in the day in California getting a wildfire update.

In advance of the Arizona visit, about 30 volunteers gathered at the office, which opened this summer, to hear how they could attract Latinos when they speak to other voters.

The coalition says it has about 1,200 volunteers throughout Arizona.

Latinos for Trump, which also has offices in Tucson and Yuma, boasts a full calendar of voter engagement activities, such as door knocking, watch parties and phone banks. The office includes literature for local Republican candidates and signature teal-and-red signs with the group's name.

Pam Kirby, a former Scottsdale school board member who is on the advisory board for Latinos for Trump, said the centers serve as a public statement from the president that he cares about Latino voters.

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