Rise Of Republican Latino Voters Cause Alarm Among Democratic Activists

Paola Ramos, host of Field Report with Paola Ramos, talks with Alex Wagner about why a growing number of Latino voters are voting for Republican candidates, and why cultural conservatism sometimes takes precedence over Republican attitudes towards immigrants.


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[funkydanieluk]

Your error is that you think "Latino" and "migrant" mean the same thing.

[kbnumber]

These commentators are missing the true source of the problem. Latino voters who live near the boarder between, US states and Mexico, feel the negative impact of illegal immigration more than Americans living farther from the boarder. Even Democrats don't like massive migration in to their small boarder towns because of the economic and social impact that it has on their communities. When they notice Democratic politicians encouraging illegal immigration, they are willing to consider voting Republican in order to stop it.

[H-Town_]

As Hispanic our values have always been conservative. As a Hispanic in Texas I'm for the wall. The drugs and the and the traffic are insane. The crime in border towns is sickening. Build a wall and they can come in legally.

[gzngcfc]

We want other Immigrants to come into the country Legally.

[Christian-dizu]

Most people that legally immigrated from south of the border don’t want our country to turn into the ones they fled.

[DoubleStudentLoans]

Any democrat who doesn’t understand why this is happening are beyond clueless

[mattheweraci]

I can’t wait to see AsianX and see how that plays out 😂

[tubo]

I have voted Democrat for 20 years. I will be revoting Republican now. I am Latino.

[Caldenor]

No church should endorse a political party.

[jgstargazer]

I am a Latino that switched from Democrat to Republican. I just could no longer support the Democrat's reckless policies.

[squeekyclean]

LatinX - minute I heard this sham, I switched to GOP.

[vgcq]

I am a legal immigrant and I don’t like open borders because it devalues the hard work my mother did to bring me and my siblings to this country legally. She did it the right way so that we can have the same privileges and rights that Americans have. When democrats are for open borders and for sanctuary cities, they are basically giving the finger to people who came here the legal way.

[ruthcruz]

The thing is, is that as Latinos our feelings don’t get hurt, and if one republicans say something about a Mexican, we don’t automatically assume all of them hate us, and understand their frustrations, when the border is unsecured, we understand why they’re frustrated, and we don’t automatically assume oh this is our place now

[swtv]

I always considered myself a liberal progressive Democrat, but the last decade of living in Seattle has really made me consider voting Republican. The ultra progressive white people think I should feel oppressed, and that I need their help to succeed in life. I've been called racist because I didn't back the Latina candidate for the mayor of Seattle. Ironic, isn't it? I'm also transphobic according to them because I said I wouldn't date a transgender. And please don't get me started about the Latinx term that only 3% of Latinos use.

[Calvinmob]

I love Mayra. She want's the best for her district.

[fredy]

Is NOT going to back fire...Us mexican Americans we care more about family and the economy than immigrants to tell you the truth.

[lautaroaguilar]

Why do liberals think we Latinos are all n favor of illegal immigrants? We are in favor of LEGAL immigration. The Venezuelans are fine. Liberals are always outraged when we don’t think like them.

[josedavila]

Latinos have been conservative for a very long time. It’s only been the youth that have had a democrat leaning. For one, many legal Hispanic immigrants despise illegals. My grandfather for example held severe disdain for illegals despite not even being able to speak English his whole life. Another belief Hispanics hold is in god. The church is so strong among Hispanics that if you show any sort of distrust or distance from it, it’s seen as taboo or immoral. This can be seen in the disgust that is held towards the lgbt community among Hispanics. I find it quite interesting to hear democrat leaders finally realizing the truth that Hispanics really are not their voter base. The only reason they have voted for them has been the faux idea that democrats are the party of minorities.

[katharinesantana]

Im a proud LATINA and will vote for mostly Republicans. 🇺🇸

[TheQuique]

I agree with the gentleman that was interviewed in the beginning, “he didn’t leave the Democratic Party, it left him.” I voted for the Democratic Party the last 2 Presidential Election. And this 2024 Election I’ll be voting for the Republican Party. I’m a Hispanic voter in California.