Following disparaging remarks toward Mexicans and undocumented immigrants, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was confident he would win the Latino vote.

"I'll win the Latino vote because I'll create jobs. I'll create jobs and the Latinos will have jobs they didn't have, I'll do better on that vote than anybody, I will win that vote," said Trump on Wednesday, who defended his relationship with Mexico.

Trump, however, did not back down on his comments, telling NBC News, "Don't try and convince me that there's no crime, that it's wonderful. Mexico doesn't want these people they're forcing ... into our country and we're taking them and putting them in our jails and our hospitals and it's a disgrace."

Republican strategist Ana Navarro dismissed the idea Trump would win the Latino vote. On Twitter, she wrote, "No. He would not win the Latino. Dude lives in a parallel universe."

On June 16, while announcing his presidential bid, Trump said, "They (Mexico) are not our friend, believe me. ... The U.S. has become a dumping ground for everybody else's problems. ... When Mexico sends its people, they are not sending their best. They are not sending you. They are sending people that have lots of problems, and they are bringing those problems to us. They are bringing drugs and they are bringing crime, and they're rapists."

Trump's comments were improvised, as it was not in his prepared-for-delivery speech. His comments led to NBCUniversal, Univision, Macy's, NASCAR and Serta to cease business ties with Trump.

"Yeah, I'm losing some contracts, who cares, people -- politically they're weak and they want to be politically correct," Trump said on Wednesday. "Compared to what I have, it doesn't matter ... I would still do this."

Trump said his comments helped the Republican Party discuss immigration. The real estate mogul said, "You wouldn't be hearing about the word immigration if it weren't for Donald Trump," Trump said. "I brought the whole subject up."

Meanwhile, one of Trump's development sites may be utilizing undocumented workers from Latin America. Based on interviews, the Old Post Pavilion in Washington, D.C., located five blocks away from the White House, has approximately 15 laborers who had crossed the U.S.-Mexico border illegally, but they have settled for better lives in the D.C. area.

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