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Episode: Latinos For Trump: Why They Voted For MAGA & Mass Deportations Of Illegal Immigrants w/ Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar & Chris Salcedo + How ChatGPT Endangers Mentally Ill Users w/ Dr. Josef Witt-Doerring
Description: The 2024 election was very confusing for Libs. After years of pandering to minority groups and “expert” predictions that Trump’s immigration policies would lose his Latino supporters, a Pew study found Latino Americans surged to MAGA with over 48% – actually rising from 36% in 2020.
But for people who aren’t racist panderers, the explanation is simple. Cultural traits common among many Mexican-American immigrants — Catholic faith, traditional family values, commitment to hard work and law-following — align with conservative ideas.
Many Latino immigrants resent those who cross the border illegally and view legal immigration as a matter of principle – because they wor...