Salazar Rebukes Trump Immigration Crackdown in TV Ad, Warning 57% District Feels Betrayed
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Updated · The New York Times · Sep 17
Salazar Rebukes Trump Immigration Crackdown in TV Ad, Warning 57% District Feels Betrayed
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Sep 17
Summary
Florida Rep. María Elvira Salazar used a Thursday television ad to tell Trump his immigration enforcement “has gone too far,” saying Hispanics who helped elect him in 2024 now “feel betrayed.”
The break is unusual because Salazar is a three-term Republican assistant whip who won re-election by 20 points in 2024, and Trump carried her Miami-area district with 57% of the vote.
Her message points to a broader Republican worry that hard-line immigration policies are alienating Hispanic voters, including in South Florida, where some in the party have voiced concerns for months ahead of the November midterms.
That anxiety extends beyond Florida: Democrats are targeting four heavily Latino Texas districts that Republicans redrew to favor their party, making Hispanic backlash a wider midterm risk.