Latino voters in Texas's Rio Grande Valley sour on Trump ahead of midterms
Latino voters who moved toward Trump in 2024, including in Starr County, Texas, are reported to be turning against him and his party ahead of the midterms, with immigration enforcement a main concern.
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Centre · 1Latino voters who shifted toward Donald Trump in 2024, helping return him to the White House with a Republican-controlled Congress, are now souring on him and his party, according to FRANCE 24's report from the Rio Grande Valley in Texas. France 24N “Latino voters shifted toward Trump two years ago, helping him return to the White House with a Republican-controlled Congress. Now, many are souring on the US president and his par” Read at France 24 ↗ Left · 1Raw Story, citing a Washington Post report, says Starr County, which is 97.1 percent Latino, gave Trump 57.8 percent of the vote in 2024, up from 18.9 percent in 2016, making him the first Republican presidential candidate to win it in more than a century. Raw StoryL “Starr County is 97.1 percent Latino, and Trump won just 18.9 percent of the vote there in 2016. But in 2024 he carried it with 57.8 percent, becoming the first Republican presidential candidate to win the county in more than a century.” Read at Raw Story ↗ Left · 1Much of that swing came from anger over the chaos at the border under former President Joe Biden, the report says. Raw StoryL “Much of that swing came from anger over the chaos at the border under former President Joe Biden.” Read at Raw Story ↗
Left · 1With illegal crossings largely halted, many locals say the border is no longer their top concern for the midterms, and they are instead worried about Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents appearing in their neighborhoods. Raw StoryL “Now the border is quiet, and many locals say it is no longer their top concern heading into the midterms.”“residents are worried about Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents showing up in their neighborhoods.” Read at Raw Story ↗ Left · 1Claudia Alcazar, who chaired the Starr County Republican Party in 2022, described watching Border Patrol arrest a roofing crew across from her home and said she no longer affiliates directly with the GOP. Raw StoryL ““They picked up the whole crew. They had a helicopter and everything,” Alcazar said.”“She says she no longer affiliates directly with the GOP.” Read at Raw Story ↗ Left · 1Democratic state Sen. Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa said Biden "really messed up on border security" and credited Trump with shutting it down, but said "he overreached". Raw StoryL “State Sen. Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa, a longtime Democrat, said Biden “really messed up on border security” and gave Trump credit for shutting it down. “But he overreached,” Hinojosa said.” Read at Raw Story ↗
Left · 1Migrant encounters fell from more than 2.2 million in 2022 to 237,538 in fiscal year 2025, the lowest since 1970, while Border Patrol funding and hiring have surged and agents help ICE arrest longtime undocumented residents, which has led to regional worker shortages. Raw StoryL “Migrant encounters fell from more than 2.2 million in 2022 to 237,538 in fiscal year 2025, the lowest since 1970.”“That has freed agents to help ICE arrest longtime undocumented residents, which has led to worker shortages across the region.” Read at Raw Story ↗ Left · 1According to ProPublica, agents have mistakenly detained more than 500 U.S. citizens nationwide, including at least one in the Rio Grande Valley. Raw StoryL “According to ProPublica, agents have mistakenly detained more than 500 U.S. citizens nationwide, including at least one in the Rio Grande Valley.” Read at Raw Story ↗ Left · 1Teacher Alexis García, who campaigned for Trump in 2024, said many neighbours had believed deportations would target criminals and new arrivals, and disagreed when it reached their relatives. Raw StoryL “many neighbors believed the deportations would target criminals and new arrivals.” Read at Raw Story ↗
Left · 1A recent Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll found more voters trust Democrats than Republicans on immigration for the first time in years. Raw StoryL “A recent Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll found that more voters trust Democrats than Republicans on immigration, for the first time in years.” Read at Raw Story ↗
Every sentence links to the reporting it rests on. The pill in front of each says where its sources sit: Left, Centre or Right when one side supplies at least half of them, Mixed when they are evenly split. The number is how many outlets it cites.
Left1 outlet
- Framing
- Frames Trump's border success as a political liability, with a mass-deportation 'crackdown' that 'backfires' in a county that flipped for him.
- Emphasis
- Local voices, arrests of workers, wrongful detentions of citizens, worker shortages and polling shift toward Democrats.
- Leaves out or plays down
- No Trump administration or Republican response; relies on a secondhand summary of a Washington Post report.
- Charged language
- “backfires”“He overreached”“Mass Trump crackdown”
- For example
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“Mass Trump crackdown backfires in Texas county that flipped for him: ‘He overreached’” — Raw Story
Centre1 outlet
- Framing
- Presents a video report on Trump's 2024 Latino gains in Texas being 'at risk' as many voters sour on him and his party.
- Emphasis
- The reversal from the 2024 shift toward Trump.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Gives no figures, causes or named voters in the available text.
- Charged language
- “at risk”
- For example
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“US midterms: Trump's gains among Latino voters in Texas at risk” — France 24
Right0 outlets
No right outlet in our sources has covered this story yet.
What every side reports
- Latino voters in Texas shifted toward Trump in 2024.
- Many of those voters are now reported to be souring on Trump and his party ahead of the midterms.
Donald Trump person
Credited by locals, including a Democratic senator, with shutting the border, but accused of overreaching on enforcement; no response from Trump is reported.
“gave Trump credit for shutting it down. “But he overreached,” Hinojosa said.” — Raw Story
Left1 article
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Mass Trump crackdown backfires in Texas county that flipped for him: ‘He overreached’
Critical Presents the border crackdown as an overreach that is costing Republicans support in a formerly flipped county.
Centre1 article
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US midterms: Trump's gains among Latino voters in Texas at risk
Neutral Brief video report noting Latino voters' shift to Trump may be reversing ahead of the midterms.
Right0 articles
No coverage yet.
- 26 Oct 11:42 First France 24N US midterms: Trump's gains among Latino voters in Texas at risk
- 26 Oct 12:20 +39m Raw StoryL Mass Trump crackdown backfires in Texas county that flipped for him: ‘He overreached’
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