What drew Latinos to Trump?

A combination of factors. His fierce opposition to abortion resonated with many Latinos, about three-quarters of whom are Christian, including many devout Catholics. Trump targeted Latinos whose families fled socialist regimes in countries such as Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Colombia, branding Democrats as “socialists” and even “communists,” and warning that Biden would be the far left’s “Trojan horse” in the White House. The Left’s campaign to “defund the police” also alienated many Latinos, who fear urban crime and make up about 13 percent of local law enforcement and nearly 40 percent of Customs and Border Protection. Latinos who’ve become citizens after immigrating legally often resent being associated with the plight of poor illegal immigrants. When Sergio Arellano of Arizona was 18 and in the Army, he went to register to vote, asked what separates Democrats and Republicans, and was told that Democrats are for the poor and Republicans support the rich. “That made it easy,” Arellano told The New York Times. “I didn’t want to be poor, I wanted to be rich, so I chose Republican.” Many Latino men who’ve built businesses of their own admired Trump’s success and wealth, as well as his pugnacious, no-apologies attitude.