Latinos sour on Trump over tariffs and raids
New Axios reporting finds Latino support for President Trump weakening after his April 2025 tariffs and stepped-up immigration raids, with multiple recent polls showing sizable drops in favorability and economic consequences for South Texas farmers and small Latino-owned businesses. The piece cites Somos Votantes, Reuters/Ipsos, Equis and UnidosUS polling, quotes GOP and academic analysts, and ties the trend to potential risks for GOP midterm hopes and redistricting plans in states like Texas.
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Latinos sour on Trump over tariffs, economy, immigration raids
New information:
- Reuters/Ipsos: only 32% of Hispanic voters approved of President Trump last month — his lowest this year.
- Somos Votantes poll (reported by Politico and cited by Axios) finds Trump’s favorability among Latinos about 20 points underwater.
- Trump won 48% of Latino voters last November; the article links his April 2025 tariff announcement and summer 2025 immigration raids to subsequent declines and localized economic pain for South Texas farmers and Latino small businesses.