Overview

• Polling shows erosion across Hispanic demographics, with Reuters/Ipsos measuring 32% approval and a Somos Votantes survey placing his favorability 20 points underwater, while Equis finds a quarter of his 2024 Latino backers express disappointment or regret.
• Trump’s tariffs are pressuring South Texas agriculture and raising costs for Latino small businesses, with grocery prices climbing and border port economies facing uncertainty.
• Immigration sweeps by masked federal agents have included arrests of Mexican Americans and other U.S.-born Latinos, drawing protests and profiling complaints in several cities.
• Broader deportation plans targeting nonviolent undocumented workers and some legal immigrants are worsening labor shortages and contributing to inflation in certain sectors.
• Two Democratic groups launched a six-figure ad buy against Rep. Monica De La Cruz in the Rio Grande Valley as Republicans seek five additional U.S. House seats under a new Texas map advanced at the president’s urging.