Salazar Warns Trump GOP Could Lose 55% Hispanic Male Support Over Immigration
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Updated · POLITICO · Oct 31
Salazar Warns Trump GOP Could Lose 55% Hispanic Male Support Over Immigration
3 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Oct 31
Summary
Maria Elvira Salazar said she privately warned White House officials for months, then went public in September, that immigration enforcement backlash is costing Republicans Latino voters ahead of Tuesday’s midterms.
55% of Hispanic men backed Donald Trump in 2024, Salazar said, but 2026 polling now suggests Republicans may be losing part of that coalition as mass deportation fears spread through Miami’s immigrant communities.
Miami has logged the highest ICE arrests of any U.S. field office, fueling anxiety among Venezuelan, Colombian, Nicaraguan and Cuban residents and putting pressure on the GOP base that reshaped local politics.
Salazar has tied her survival to the bipartisan Dignity Act and a more welcoming immigration message, even as MAGA critics call it amnesty and Democrats accuse her of hypocrisy.
Her race against Democrat Eliott Rodriguez has become a test of whether a Republican can still win a majority-Latino district in the era of mass deportation.