How the Latino Vote Helped Propel Trump to Victory
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Donald Trump largely treated Latino voters the same as other groups by highlighting his core emphasis on border security and the harms of inflation. At the same time, he threatened to deport millions of undocumented Latin American migrants, and late in the election one of his election rally warm-up acts called Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage.”
Yet a big swing toward the Republican by Latino voters, particularly men, helped Trump seal wins in several key states. Understanding why is likely to occupy election experts and sociologists for some time, but here’s what we know so far.