Less than a month before the United States elections, Latinos from different states tell EL PAÍS their preferences and concerns about the two presidential candidates, Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump.
The 36 million Latinos with the right to vote will be decisive in changing the balance and giving victory to one of the two candidates. Although Latinos have a more favorable opinion of the Democratic party (44%) versus 32% of the Republican party, neither side has an overwhelming majority of support among Hispanic voters and their votes are among the most contested in the country.
New Mexico is the State with the highest percentage of the Latino vote with 45%, while Latinos in California and Texas represent a third of the voting population. Arizona, Nevada, Florida and Colorado also have a strong Latino population in these elections. Arizona and Nevada are also two of the seven key states that could define the electoral results on November 5.
Guzmán always planned to return to his native Peru, but when he retires he will stay in his host country: “This country is incredible, despite all its defects.”
The Colombian will vote for the Republican in Florida once again, convinced of deep corruption and inconsistency in the Democratic Party
This 27-year-old Guatemalan-American will vote Democratic in the key state of Pennsylvania. She will do so with Gaza on her mind and concerned about the vice president’s policy towards the region.
The Mexican engineer will vote for Kamala Harris because he assures that the anti-immigrant and openly racist rhetoric of the Republican candidate is dangerous for Latinos
In November, he will vote for Kamala Harris but urges Democrats not to let another four years pass without reforming the immigration system