Trump demonizes immigrants. So why is he winning so many Latino votes?

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

76% : "Trump puts the country first.
72% : "Trump is going to win.
70% : As she sees it, a vote for "law and order" Trump is a way to both honor and protect her husband and other first responders.
70% : Local Democrats and Republicans agree that the trains gave Trump an electoral advantage in 2020.
64% : "Trump is like a schoolyard bully," García tells me, meaning it as a compliment.
64% : Voting for Trump, as he sees it, is his best bet to keep his dad employed.
60% : He liked the nicknames Trump came up with for his opponents -- they reminded him of his own nickname, Pelón, meaning baldy for his buzzed hair.
60% : When people give them a hard time about voting for Trump, they've adopted a proud and defiant comeback.
60% : But the trains also gave him the sense that Trump was more popular in Starr than the polls might indicate.
49% : In Trump, they see a man who offers something different.
46% : Trump had gained more ground in Starr than in any other county in America.
44% : That's especially significant this year because Trump doesn't need to win a majority of Latino support to retake the White House.
44% : During the rallies, he'd get waves from local folks he knew would never admit to supporting Trump in mixed company.
43% : Breaking with her mother, who believes that it's crucial for Mexican Americans to vote against Trump, Perez began volunteering with the local Republican Party.
35% : In those days, it seemed, everyone in his classes hated Trump.
28% : And polls indicate the same shift taking place across the country: Latinos are much more likely to see Trump, rather than Harris, as the candidate offering a chance at major change.
24% : When García finally told people he liked Trump, he was denounced as a racist.
23% : But after Trump took office, García began to find himself drawn to Trump's bombast.
8% : That year, Hillary Clinton destroyed Trump in Starr, winning 79% of the vote.

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