Why did Latino Texas votes shift so sharply to Trump from 4 years ago? (Houston: luxury, minimum wage)

[Foamposite]

Originally Posted by supfromthesite

That shocks me

He isn't a Charlie Baker type.

[ParaguaneroSwag]

Originally Posted by Foamposite

Immigration was barely even mentioned this election cycle. Maybe that was good for the GOP. I also want to point out that Hispanics are way less likely than black people to have negative experiences with the police. And most cops in South Texas are Hispanic themselves. The dynamic in the black South seems different because there are lots of white cops patrolling heavily black neighborhoods.

If I could give you some advice, don’t speak for a community you’re not part of. In some area (such as South Texas) this may be true. But in some places Hispanics get arguably worse treatment. Go to any tiny town in the south and this doesn’t hold weight. You sound extremely ignorant with these statements. This is why I never speak for any other community besides my own.

[Foamposite]

Originally Posted by ParaguaneroSwag

If I could give you some advice, don’t speak for a community you’re not part of. In some area (such as South Texas) this may be true. But in some places Hispanics get arguably worse treatment. Go to any tiny town in the south and this doesn’t hold weight. You sound extremely ignorant with these statements. This is why I never speak for any other community besides my own.

That's not going to work on me, I am Hispanic. We were talking about South Texas in particular though, and obviously the police officers there are mostly Hispanic. But I was just providing insight as to why a lot of Hispanics vote GOP, because it seems to shock many on the left.

[As Above So Below...]

Originally Posted by Foamposite

That's not going to work on me, I am Hispanic. We were talking about South Texas in particular though, and obviously the police officers there are mostly Hispanic. But I was just providing insight as to why a lot of Hispanics vote GOP, because it seems to shock many on the left.

What is your Hispanic ethnicity?

[Foamposite]

Originally Posted by As Above So Below...

What is your Hispanic ethnicity?

Ecuadorian

[supfromthesite]

Before anybody questions me, I am Tejano/Mexican (as well as white/Anglo)

[As Above So Below...]

Im a Lebanese. Arab and French.

[ParaguaneroSwag]

Originally Posted by Foamposite

That's not going to work on me, I am Hispanic. We were talking about South Texas in particular though, and obviously the police officers there are mostly Hispanic. But I was just providing insight as to why a lot of Hispanics vote GOP, because it seems to shock many on the left.

It work for you too. You’rw not in the same position as a Hispanic living in rural Arkansas, Alabama, etc. You can’t speak for all Hispanics. South Texas doesn’t get the same treatment. But many small towns (even medium sized towns) through the south as an example, Hispanics arguably get the worst treatment. Even if you visited these places as a darker skinned hispanic, you aren’t aware of living situations there

Perhaps where you grew up it was this way, but this doesn’t hold weight everywhere.

[supfromthesite]

If hispanic/latinos have it just as bad as blacks then why aren't they rioting or protesting and why isn't there a big "hispanic/latino lives matter" movement?

[ParaguaneroSwag]

Originally Posted by supfromthesite

If hispanic/latinos have it just as bad as blacks then why aren't they rioting or protesting and why isn't there a big "hispanic/latino lives matter" movement?

There are many reasons. One being as foam pointed out, it varies. If you’re a Hispanic in south Texas, you’re far less vulnerable. If you’re a professional white collar worker in a large metro, you’re far less of a target than a labor worker anywhere, particularly a small town. And then there’s the language barrier, where the most vulnerable are less likely to speak English than else where. Hispanics are also a little ahead of blacks in the wealth distribution, but that’s likely because of how diverse the hispanic community is.

Overall, if you entire population of blacks and Hispanics, blacks will get worse treatment. But the treason this isn’t a good measurement in my opinion is because it’s a completely different story when you categorize conditions, when they got here, skin complexion, and so forth.

This is actually a hot topic My opinion is the language barrier and the variance in treatment are the biggest reasons.