Recently several have commented on the dramatic shift to Hispanics voting for the GOP in 2024. Depending on the commenter's party, they have either responded "of course" or been puzzled by this unexpected move.
I'd like to reflect on my own expectations and how they've come to pass. Around four years ago we moved our winter quarters from northern CA to NV. NV has an exceptionally large emigrant Hispanic population.
Our small town - not a suburb of Las Vegas - is doing its level best to become "the Palm Springs of the Mountain West." It is growing rapidly by attracting retirees, simultaneously building multiple 55+ retirement communities each with its own golf course.
Local building trades are largely staffed with Hispanics, as are most of the service, casino and clerical jobs. The manager of my Wells Fargo branch is Hispanic. Perforce we have come in contact with a number of local Hispanics and have found them pleasant, cheerful, hard working individuals who don't resent their lot in life.
They or their parents chose to come north to make a better life, have done so, and they're busy pursuing the American dream. More than a few are successfully self-employed. They strike me as people who could vote for today's GOP.
