Latinos make up 30% of the Texas electorate, and historically have cast as much as half their votes for Republican presidential candidates. But only a fifth say they'll vote for President Trump. houpublicradio
Pop-up stands offer a variety of Trump-inspired merchandise before a 2018 Trump rally in Houston, Texas.Though Texas Hispanic voters are notoriously conservative compared to the rest of the nation’s voting Latinos,That could make Texas more competitive for Democrats.U.S.-Mexico Chamber of Commerce executive director Pete Garcia said he’s been a Republican his entire life.
“I think those comments not only hurt the illegal immigrants, but I know a lot of people that are from not only Mexican but from Hispanic origins, felt the same way that I did,” he said.rhetoric is motivating racial violence, like the El Paso shooter’s attack on Latinos, which killed 22 people. His new research about Latino Republicans in Texas shows that hard-line immigration talking points and policies hurt GOP approval among Latinos.
“I always say, Texas is purple. Just because we don’t have a statewide elected Democrat doesn’t mean we’re not purple,” said Representative Will Hurd of San Antonio, the state’s only Republican congressman who represents a border district.
“We have been intentional in making sure we have done great engagement efforts through our staff, which as I said is a third bilingual, over half minority and/or female, we have done candidate recruitment and training efforts, we have materials that are available that are bilingual,” Dickey said.
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