Some of Donald Trump's words on the subject of immigration may be coming back to bite him.

NBC News reports a group of advocates, who represent young immigrants lacking legal status here in the U.S., are pushing for the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce to pull out of a planned candidate forum with the current Republican front-runner for president.

The United We Dream coalition officially launched its petition on Friday, with protesters demanding that the Chamber immediately remove Trump from the scheduled Oct. 8 forum, slated to be a one-on-one question and answer discussion with USHCC President and CEO Javier Palomarez.

Petitioners have labeled it "a slap in the face" that the Chamber would even consider providing Trump "with a platform to legitimize his candidacy and hateful rhetoric against Latinos and immigrants."

United We Dream co-manager Cristina Jiménez further blasted Trump as "no ordinary candidate" and as someone who has been promoting racist rhetoric throughout much of his campaign.

"This is not a media show," Jiménez added. "For us, this is something very personal. Trump says he wants to deport all Mexicans and immigrants and Latinos ... He's talking about my family."

By Friday, the petition had collected nearly 2,000 signatures with a goal of 3,200. To date, Palomarez has indicated the Chamber has no plans of canceling with Trump, but emphasized the body does not support or agree with Trump or with his views.

"We're sorry some members of the community don't agree with us," he said. "There is always room for rethinking, for recalibration, for negotiation. But none of that exists unless you have communication."

Almost from the moment he officially entered the race, Trump has angered many Latinos, immigrants and their allies with remarks many have criticized as racist or bigoted.

When he announced, Trump accused Mexico of sending people who were not like people at his rally, instead branding them "rapists, criminals and drug couriers," bringing all their unsavory character to America.

In time, those incendiary comments led to several media companies and businesses severing all ties with the outspoken real estate mogul.

Trump top adviser Michael Cohen recently attributed the dilemma to the actions of the media, who have "sought to flame a controversy between Trump and the Hispanic community."

He added, "Despite the backlash, Mr. Trump has gone to great lengths to demonstrate his affection and admiration for the Hispanic community, their culture and their work ethic."

Still, a recent NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Telemundo poll of 250 Latinos showed 75 percent had a negative view of Trump. In addition, Gallup's tracking of 650 Latinos since July has shown that 65 percent of all Hispanics view him unfavorably, versus just 14 percent that see him favorably.