Synthesizing on a few *** Despite Trump's frequent unfriendly remarks against Hispanic immigrants, recent polls show that these people still tend to support him rather than his rival Joe Biden.
Tough immigration policies are one of the focal points of the re-election campaign of former Trump in the United States. Despite the risk of losing support, the Republican politician is not shy about French immigration policy.
They are poisoning our nation's blood," Trump said on December 16 when talking about immigration during an election in New Hampshire. His remarks upset many Hispanic voters, who themselves are immigrants or descendants of immigrants in the United States. Yet, staggeringly, these voters' approval ratings for Trump are climbing.
Maybe Trump's choice of words and the way he expressed them is unpopular, but he's not wrong," said Bovo, the mayor of Hialea, Florida, in an interview with Politico, where a large number of Cuban-Americans live.
Teixeira, a veteran Democratic political analyst, said: "A significant portion of Latino voters, especially working-class voters, do worry about illegal immigration. ”
Trends in favor of Trump.
Democratic-leaning Hispanic Americans are the largest minority constituencies in the United States, accounting for about one-fifth of the population. The choice of this group of voters is believed to be decisive in the outcome of elections in some battleground (swing states).
In Arizona, about one-third of the population is Hispanic. In 2020, Biden won by just 10,000 votes more than Trump.
According to a Pew poll, the percentage of Hispanics who voted for Trump increased by 8% in 2020 compared to 2016** to 36%.
Recent surveys show that Trump is even ahead of Biden in terms of approval ratings among Hispanic voters: Reuters An Ipsos survey in early December showed that Trump was 1 percentage point ahead of Biden (38% and 37%, respectively). Meanwhile, according to a CNBC survey, Trump is ahead by 5 percentage points.
In an interview with Reuters, Teixeira said, "All the data since 2016 points to a significant decline in support for the Democratic Party among Hispanic voters." ”
Ackerman, a Republican of Venezuelan descent in Florida, believes that Trump's rhetoric will not have much impact on Hispanic voters. "We all know that Trump is not a politician who is good at 'diplomacy,'" Ackerman said, "and he speaks the way he does: very rude and rude." But that's how he speaks. ”
However, even some top Republicans seem to be "annoyed" by Trump's remarks about immigration.
I don't agree with that statement," Florida Rep. Gimenez declared, "I support Trump**, but I don't support every word he says." ”
Gimenez, for his part, suggested that Trump talk more about illegal immigration. In addition, Latinos are interested in economic, educational, and security issues.
Trump has said a lot throughout his term, and he has always made it through," he said, "so I don't think many Floridians are going to change their minds because of this issue." ”
The mistakes of the Democrats.
In 2022, when Republican politician Pena ran for Arizona in a Democratic-leaning district, few thought she would succeed, especially since her initial campaign funding was only $1,600. However, she still won.
During the conversation, many people admitted that the situation was not good," Pena shared. She said voters are primarily concerned about food, fuel, employment opportunities and school quality, not minority rights.
Pena's surprise victory shows that more and more Hispanics are turning to the Republican Party in Arizona and other battleground states. Especially in the context of a possible "rematch" between him and Trump in 2024**, which does not bode well for Biden.
Teixeira said the Democrats are preoccupied with issues such as voting rights and the "danger" that Trump poses to American politics, while ignoring the pressing issues that voters really care about.
They dodge the most important issue, prices. This is not the party that working-class voters want," he said.
Despite his controversial rhetoric, Trump is still trying to appeal to Hispanic voters. In November, instead of participating in the debate of the Republican candidate in Miami, Trump traveled to Hialea. A week later, a street in Hialia was named "Donald J. Trump Street."
Trump campaign spokesman Robert Miller told Hispanic voters that the votes of Hispanic voters are very important in 2024. ”
Wen Liang Ishikawa.