In a surprising shift in political allegiance, Latino voters, traditionally a reliable Democratic demographic, are showing a preference for former President Trump over Vice President Harris in the upcoming election, according to a recent poll.
The USA Today/Suffolk University poll, conducted from October 14-18, revealed Trump leading by 11 points at 49% compared to Harris' 38%, with a margin of error of +/-9%.
According to The New York Post, this shift in Latino voting patterns doesn't surprise Goya Foods CEO Bob Unanue. He believes the Latino community is tired of being exploited, a sentiment he expressed during a recent Fox News interview. "We are the No. 1 exploited community in the world," Unanue stated. He went on to criticize the current administration, saying, "The biggest industry that has flourished under this administration, under Kamala, has been drugs and human trafficking. Last year, Tara Lee Rodas testified that the U.S. is the middleman in this hundreds of billion-dollar business. She said there were 85,000 children missing"
Unanue further highlighted the alarming increase in the number of children lost or sold, which rose from 85,000 to 325,000 this year. He believes this exploitation, coupled with rising prices, is driving the Latino community towards Trump. Unanue, who helms the largest Hispanic-owned food company in America, has been a vocal critic of the Biden-Harris administration, particularly their handling of the economy and immigration, two key issues in this election cycle.
When "Fox & Friends First" co-host Todd Piro questioned Unanue about the possibility of Latino voters returning to the Democratic fold with just two weeks left before the election, Unanue responded with a critique of the current immigration policy. "[We are] hard-working people, and were letting people into this country to not just take jobs away and move us into poverty by paying for these people who are not working, but we have an unsafe community. Were not strong around the world, and were losing this country. Theres people who have come to this country, risked all for everything, and only to find that its becoming the land of exploitation," he said.
This shift in Latino voting patterns underscores the community's growing dissatisfaction with the current administration's policies, particularly on issues of economy, immigration, and public safety. It remains to be seen whether this trend will hold in the final days leading up to the election.
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