Donald Trump largely treated Latino voters the same as other groups by highlighting his core emphasis on border security and the harms of inflation. At the same time, he threatened to deport millions of undocumented Latin American migrants,

I’m kind of like, more happy than upset,” Mario Alvarez said. “Because Donald Trump is going to help the country with the economy.”

Democrats have largely treated Latino voters as a bloc, but Trump found another way to appeal to them: Treat them like everyone else, especially the working class.

After one of his final rallies, at which a comedian described Puerto Rico as “a floating island of garbage,” many people, myself included, thought Latinos would decisively turn against him. We were wrong.

Organizers who mobilize Latino voters for both parties say the increased Latino support for republicans isn’t necessarily because they like former President Donald Trump or his rhetoric, but that they trust he’ll make the economy work better for them.