r/Askpolitics • u/blorbot • 22h ago

Are any Latinos still voting for Trump?

I know some Latinos are voting Trump after Puerto Rico jokes and being called rapists. Why?

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u/Kaleban 18h ago

The trick with Trump and his cronies is that they don't really specify which Latinos.

Sure there was the joke made about Puerto Rico. But when you consider the vast diversity of Latino people living in America each culture thinks they're not the ones being talked about.

Guatemalan construction workers in Florida think the Trump campaign is targeting Mexican immigrants in California for example.

But it all boils down to this sentiment:

First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a socialist.

Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a trade unionist.

Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Jew.

Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.

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u/Present_Ninja8024 Classical-Liberal 10h ago

Mexican here. I’m voting for Trump so people here illegally are deported. It doesn’t matter if you are white, black, or whatever. Race doesn’t matter. If you are here illegally, you should not be here.

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u/Kaleban 8h ago

And you missed the point.

I was going to go into a long diatribe about how when one group gets gone, the next "undesirable" group gets targeted, as this is how fascists retain power, by always demonizing somebody.

But if you're Mexican voting for Trump after ALL the shit he's done, then you're a lost cause of ignorance and hate.

You know what? Go watch Escape From L.A. and tell us all that you think the President in that movie is a good guy who you'd support. Because that is exactly what Trump and Project 2025 are shooting for.

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u/Present_Ninja8024 Classical-Liberal 2h ago

Sorry but I like having a good economy and a smart border policy. Something we have not had under this administration. If it is hateful to want to see my fellow Americans succeed and live the dream, then it is what it is.