To the editor: Latino males at the moment are entrance and middle within the debate about who misplaced the 2024 election for the Democrats. Columnist Gustavo Arellano says the values typically held by Latinos align extra carefully with these of Republicans than Democrats.
It’s true that Latinos are extra conservative on social points, faith and household. They’re hardworking, self-sufficient, patriotic, optimistic and entrepreneurial.
Years in the past, Ronald Reagan mentioned, “Latinos are Republican; they simply don’t understand it but.” Solely time will inform if they’ve discovered their true political calling.
Reagan beloved Latinos, and in 1986, the immigration regulation he championed gave amnesty to greater than 3 million immigrants. However traditionally, Republicans have supported insurance policies that assist the wealthy, whereas Democrats have helped the working poor and center class.
This election was extra about ideology than coverage points. Vice President Kamala Harris misplaced floor in nearly each demographic, and Latinos had been simply a part of that equation.
Anastacio Vigil, Santa Monica
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To the editor: Arellano’s column is a cogent evaluation of the election. However he has a misstep on the finish.
He writes: “Hating on Latino males is simpler. It’s been a favourite sport of People for hundreds of years. We’ve been buffoons to them, criminals, rapists.”
Sadly, that could be true. And President-elect Donald Trump sustained it.
However this election isn’t as a lot about Latino males being handled as criminals and rapists as it’s about Latino males voting for a felony and an adjudicated sexual abuser. And shamefully, they weren’t alone.
William Carey, Sherman Oaks
