CHICAGO (WLS) — Many Latinos in swing states voted for President-elect Donald Trump, despite promises of mass expulsions and closing the U.S.-Mexico border.

But a coalition of immigrant and refugee advocates and elected officials came together Wednesday, vowing to resist another Trump presidency. They said they would fight to keep Illinois a welcoming state.

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It comes as the nationwide Latino vote may have given Trump the presidency for a second time.

“If you come for me and mine, know that we will fight back. And after all these years, we are still here and we will stay here,” said Sen. Celina Villanueva, a 12th District Democrat.

There are strong commitments to preserving immigrant rights in Chicago, as the threat of mass deportations looms with Trump’s second White House victory.

“We will get through this because our ancestors fought harder to get us to this moment,” said Illinois Democratic Rep. Norma Hernandez.

Latino lawmakers in Illinois are part of a coalition promising to protect immigrant and marginalized communities.

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“The Democratic Party needs to pay much more attention to the Latino community. Unfortunately, I am not proud of how the party has handled many of the policies championed by many Latino advocacy organizations, namely immigration reform,” said Illinois Rep. Aaron Ortiz, a 1st District Democrat.

Latino Policy Forum President and CEO Silvia Puente said only about half of the nation’s Latino voters benefit from direct contact with major political parties, and a large share of Latinos have long Republican voting history.

“At least a third of Latino votes in the country lean Republican in presidential elections,” Puente said.

She said George W. Bush received 40 percent of the Latino vote.

“Is this a huge outlier? I don’t think we know,” Puente said.

Instead, she said people were voting with their wallets.

“This is particularly important to the working class across the country. This is certainly, I think, clear to the white working class, and I would venture to say that it is also true for working class Latinos,” said Puente.

Illinois Republicans also see narrowing Democratic margins as an opportunity, even in blue Illinois.

“If you look at the numbers in the Cook and Chicago suburbs, Donald Trump got almost 38% of the vote. That’s astronomical. And the only way to get that in the Cook and Chicago suburbs is to get a high percentage of Latino votes,” said Illinois Republican co-chair Aaron Del Mar.