“I heard what you said about the kind of people you think Latino immigrants are — people with problems, who bring drugs, crime and rape to America. While your comments are incredibly ignorant and racist, I don’t want to spend my time chastising you,” she wrote in a piece published on the Huffington Post. “Instead, I’m writing to say thank you!”

In the letter, the former “Ugly Betty” star added: “What you just did with your straight talk was send more Latino voters to the polls than several registration rallies combined!” MORE