I'm glad @EsotericCD raised this question. A good starting point for this discussion is to erase preconceived notions of Hispanics's views on immigration policy.
Below are the results of the majority-Latino border counties in CA, AZ, NM, and TX that I shared earlier.
Below are the results of the majority-Latino border counties in CA, AZ, NM, and TX that I shared earlier.
https://twitter.com/EsotericCD/status/1330216893261770754
Hispanics are perfectly capable of having nuanced views on complex policy issues.
Are Latinos supportive of Dreamers and immigration? Yes....but we also want strong borders!
Many Dems and the media, including networks like Univision, treat the latter as anti-immigrant.
Are Latinos supportive of Dreamers and immigration? Yes....but we also want strong borders!
Many Dems and the media, including networks like Univision, treat the latter as anti-immigrant.
But the election results show that many Hispanics actually want strong borders.
There's a disconnect.
It's easy to be dismissive of a border wall from the comfort of a TV studio in Miami, but to people in places like Hidalgo, it's a way to protect their families and livelihood.
There's a disconnect.
It's easy to be dismissive of a border wall from the comfort of a TV studio in Miami, but to people in places like Hidalgo, it's a way to protect their families and livelihood.
The national Democratic Party has no discernible message on border security.
Meanwhile, President Trump understands that the liberal commentariat's take on border security is disconnected from how many Latinos actually feel about the issue.
Meanwhile, President Trump understands that the liberal commentariat's take on border security is disconnected from how many Latinos actually feel about the issue.
These are also blue-collar communities where, to many Latinos, Democrats come across as obnoxious elitists preoccupied with policing the culture.
I don't know a single Latino who likes being called "Latinx" or told that they have to stop buying Goya. It's obnoxious.
I don't know a single Latino who likes being called "Latinx" or told that they have to stop buying Goya. It's obnoxious.
Trump understands our families came to this country to thrive and he spoke to that.
The underlying message in the Democrats' Latino outreach—from "pay gaps" to healthcare and immigration—is that we're victims.
That's unappealing. Most people dislike being treated with pity.
The underlying message in the Democrats' Latino outreach—from "pay gaps" to healthcare and immigration—is that we're victims.
That's unappealing. Most people dislike being treated with pity.
The response from many Hispanics to elitist white progressives and their "Latinx" allies in the media is basically:
"I'm here to work, papo. So take your pity and your little victimhood complexes and shove them up your culo!"
That's what happened here in TX and elsewhere.
"I'm here to work, papo. So take your pity and your little victimhood complexes and shove them up your culo!"
That's what happened here in TX and elsewhere.
Hispanics are much of our blue-collar and middle-class workforce.
When you come home after a long day of work, you want to watch Caso Cerrado, novelas and have dinner with your family — not get lectured on pronouns or that you're a bad person for liking cops and border security.
When you come home after a long day of work, you want to watch Caso Cerrado, novelas and have dinner with your family — not get lectured on pronouns or that you're a bad person for liking cops and border security.
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