"Majorities say they want Trump's administration to stop ICE raids and deportations, and worry that they or loved ones are vulnerable to attack simply because they're Latino. Respondents also were twice as likely to blame Republicans than Democrats for the federal government shutdown. State of play: The surge in Latino pessimism signals warning lights for both parties heading into 2026 and suggests many Latinos now feel politically homeless - frustrated by rising costs and unseen by either side."
"By the numbers: Just 31% of all Latino respondents say it's a good time to be a Latino or Hispanic person in the U.S., while 65% say it's a bad time. That's a big slide from March 2024 (55% good, 40% bad) and a complete flip from October 2022 (65% good, 31% bad). Today, sentiment on this question is deeply politicized: 64% of Republican respondents say it's a good time to be Latino, compared with 30% of independents and just 16% of Democrats."
"Only 40% say the U.S. makes them feel they belong here, down from 51% in March 2024. 44% of respondents in the latest survey say they believe they can live the American Dream, down from 53% in March 2024. In addition, just 36% say they're optimistic about the future of the U.S., down from 41% in March 2024. Yes, but: These trends, driven heavily by partisan identification, don't appear to have significantly eroded Trump's overall favorability among Latinos."
Majorities of Latinos want the administration to stop ICE raids and deportations and worry that they or loved ones are vulnerable to attack because they are Latino. Many blame Republicans twice as often as Democrats for the federal government shutdown. Overall Latino sentiment has become sharply more pessimistic: 31% say it is a good time to be Latino while 65% say it is a bad time, reversing earlier majorities. Feelings of belonging fell to 40%, belief in achieving the American Dream to 44%, and optimism about the nation's future to 36%. Partisan divides widened, with Republicans far more likely to say it is a good time to be Latino.
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