Paola Ramos, the daughter of journalist and MSNBC contributor Jorge Ramos, blamed “internalized racism” for the reason Latinos are leaving the Democratic Party. And supports former President Trump.
Ramos appeared on PBS's “Amanpour & Company” this week to talk about the trends covered in his new book, “Defectors: The Rise of the Latino Far Right and What It Means.”
President Trump appears to have surpassed his 2020 approval ratings among Latinos who prefer the Republican Party over Vice President Kamala Harris on handling the economy and immigration.
According to NBC News, Democrats' advantage with these voters is shrinking, with polls last week finding their advantage at its lowest level in the past four presidential election cycles.
MSNBC guest claims Latinos 'want to be white' while talking about shift to Republican Party
NEW YORK, NY – MAY 23: Supporters of former President Donald Trump hold a rally in the historic South Bronx Democratic District on May 23, 2024 in New York City. (Getty Images)
In discussions with Trump-supporting Latinos for his book, Ramos found that “tribalism, traditionalism, and political trauma” are the three driving forces behind this growing trend. He said he understood.
“I really understand the racial burden that many Latinos, myself included, and many of us carry from Latin America. What it means to be colonized for so many years. “I believe that the weight of colonization, in and of itself, has created a lot of internalized racism, a lot of colorism, and that manifests itself in American politics in so many ways,” Ramos said. began to speak.
“That would explain the fact that even someone like Donald Trump is so comfortable going to the Bronx and talking to groups of black Latinos and Latino Trump supporters. “Because he believes he can somehow intervene in racial issues and ethnic grievances that are very close to home,” she continued.
Ramos told USA Today. Traditionalism and trauma also play a role in this trend.
“There's a traditionalism that's breaking down what centuries of colonization have given us, which makes us cling to certain gender norms and sexual norms, and which glorifies things like Christian nationalism.” “It also leads us down a slippery slope of becoming traumatized afterwards.”This kind of admiration and how many Latinos are flattered by the domination of the strong, and where it comes from,” she said. Ta.
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NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV – NOVEMBER 7: Supporters of President Donald Trump protest outside the Clark County Elections Office on November 7, 2020 in North Las Vegas, Nevada. (Getty Images)
Last week, MSNBC guest Maria Hinojosa claimed that Latinos “want to be white” while discussing the political shift of Hispanics toward Trump.
“What I said when I asked the question is that Latinos want to be white. They want to be with the cool kids,” she said.
Hinojosa also said those voters could cost Harris the election.
“But those numbers? They could cost Kamala Harris the election. Everything I've been saying that Latinos could propel her to the top, these are the things that could cost Kamala Harris the election. It’s a number that could bring us down,” she said.
Vice President Kamala Harris currently has a 12-point lead among registered Hispanic voters, according to the latest Fox News poll.
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Fox News' Danielle Wallace and Hanna Panreck contributed to this report.
