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Hispanics are the largest and most important minority group in the United States, accounting for 1 in 5 Americans.
As a group, we are far from a cultural monolith; but despite the variety of countries and traditions we reflect, our community is united by shared values based on family and faith. The Republican Party is the only party that reflects these values in 2024.
President Trump's growing support among Hispanic voters signals a shift in the Republican Party. A recent NPR/Marist poll shows Trump holding a four-point lead among Hispanic voters over Harris.
A woman holds a sign expressing support for former President Trump during his campaign rally at the Orange County Fair and Event Center on April 28, 2016 in Costa Mesa, California. (David McNew/AFP via Getty Images)
In fact, President Trump could become the first Republican in history to win a majority of the Hispanic vote, and he is unparalleled in the support he has inspired among Hispanic voters.
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The Hispanic community has finally realized that Democratic ideologies do not represent them.
Hispanic values are Republican values: we are a community based on hard work, faith, family and country. This is a reality I see every day in Miami, my home district.
Miami is one of the most diverse cities in the United States, and I have experienced firsthand how the Republican message on key issues – the economy, immigration and community safety – resonates strongly in my community.
This demographic shift reflects a broader rejection of the Biden-Harris policies that have devastated the country. Under Democratic executive leadership, our economy has been crippled by sky-high inflation, which reached its highest level in 40 years, while gasoline prices have risen by 50% and food prices by 22%.
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Our communities are also less safe. Thanks directly to Kamala Harris’s failure to secure our borders, many American cities like Miami are now home to South America’s most dangerous gangs, such as Tren de Aragua.
Harris has allowed mass migration and created the greatest injustice for the Hispanic community in the history of the United States. Harris has failed the Hispanic community with her inaction and, now, with her plans if she is elected president.
Harris's economic plan demonstrates her open embrace of socialist policies. Her plan includes Soviet-style price controls, like those in place in Cuba and North Korea, which lead to famine and food shortages. Harris even proposed a higher tax on small businesses than that in place in communist China.
Like my parents, many members of my community fled oppression in their home countries and fear policies that embrace the same dangerous socialist and communist ideologies they fled. They now vote Republican to avoid reliving that trauma in the United States, even in Democratic districts.
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Hispanic support for the Republican Party has been evident even in traditionally Democratic strongholds like my own district in Miami-Dade County. I represent one of the most Democratic congressional seats held by a Republican in the country. My district is the only one that Biden won but the incumbent Democratic congressman lost, outside of California.
This was only possible because I understand the needs and aspirations of my community and I realize how well the Republican Party is doing in terms of Hispanic support. Given that 1 in 8 eligible voters is Hispanic, that support could be monumental.
I hope the rest of the party will take notice and welcome him into my community as well.
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As we approach the 2024 elections, it is clear that Hispanic voters, like those I represent, will play a critical role. Our shared values, aspirations, and experiences have led many to find a new home in the Republican Party, heralding a new era of political participation.
To that, my Republican colleagues and I must say, “Welcome home; we're glad you're here!”
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