Why are Latino voters in Texas turning against Trump, according to The Rest Is Politics?

Reporting from San Antonio for The Rest Is Politics, Izzy says Latino voters who swung to Trump in 2024 over abortion, transgender issues and border security now feel he has gone too far. Gas and grocery prices matter, but ICE detentions of long-settled people with no criminal record, including arrests near churches, weigh most. Even a third-generation Republican group leader told her Trump had overreached.

• Texas is about 40% Latino and San Antonio about 64%, according to Izzy.
• The hosts cite a fall from a 25-point Democratic lead among Latinos in 2020 to a 3-point lead in 2024.

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“One in five Latinos, I think it was a recent poll, says they know someone that's been detained or deported.” Izzy · at 19:10 — open in the transcript →

Source: our own transcription of the episode. The full conversation is on The Rest Is Politics (2026-10-30). Read the whole episode summary →

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