Overview
- UnidosUS finds 64% of Latinos disapprove of the administration and 41% fear an immigration arrest despite having citizenship or legal status.
- Cost of living tops voter priorities at 53%, followed by jobs and the economy (36%), housing (32%), public health (30%) and immigration (20%).
- Looking to 2026, 52% say they would back a Democratic candidate versus 28% for a Republican, and 61% blame Republicans for the recent government shutdown.
- Reporting cites more than 500,000 deportations since January with a stated goal of one million by year-end, and local accounts describe business hits such as a 35% sales drop and worker shortages.
- Seventy-two percent oppose a Supreme Court ruling allowing ICE to consider appearance, language or workplace in arrests; the survey ran Oct. 8–22 among 3,000 Latinos with a ±1.8% margin of error.