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ICYMI: Donald Trump’s Failing Economy and Dangerous Immigration Agenda Pushing Away Latino Voters Arrow

Key Point: "Trump's support is falling among Latinos across gender and age categories, with his favorability 20 points underwater, per a new poll by left-leaning Latino voter group Somos Votantes that was first reported by Politico."

Axios: Latinos sour on Trump over tariffs, the economy, immigration raids

  • Latinos' rising discontent could mean trouble for the GOP heading into the 2026 midterms, and undermine Republican redistricting efforts - namely in Texas - partly aimed at exploiting the party's recent gains among such voters.
  • Trump's tariffs have South Texas farmers on edge as crop sales decline, while Latino small-business owners - from bootmakers to small retailers - say their costs are rising.
  • Grocery prices are up in most categories, and border ports, which are key sources of economic activity in the American Southwest, face financial uncertainty.
  • Meanwhile, Trump's immigration crackdown by masked federal agents occasionally has involved arrests of Mexican Americans and other U.S.-born Latinos, leading to protests and complaints of racial profiling in several cities.
  • And Trump's push to deport not just dangerous criminals, but also nonviolent undocumented workers and some legal immigrants, has exacerbated labor shortages and helped to fuel inflation in some sectors.

  • Just 32% of Hispanic voters approved of Trump's performance in a Reuters/Ipsos poll last month - his lowest mark this year.
  • A quarter of Latinos who backed Trump last November were either disappointed in his performance or regretted voting for him, according to findings in July by the research firm Equis.
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