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Republican congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar, whose district is predominantly Hispanic, criticized President Donald Trump's mass deportation efforts on September 17, warning that these actions have made Hispanic voters who supported him feel betrayed. Salazar urged the president to reconsider his immigration policies, emphasizing the need for a dignified life for immigrants rather than amnesty, amid concerns that strict enforcement could harm Republican support among Latino voters ahead of November’s midterm elections. Democrats also condemned Trump's immigration policy at a Capitol Hill news conference, arguing that mass deportations are causing significant economic damage through labor shortages and increased costs across various industries.
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Republican Representative Maria Elvira Salazar, facing re-election in Florida's heavily Hispanic district, released a campaign ad on September 17 criticizing President Donald Trump's immigration policies. In the ad, recorded outside the White House and aired in both English and Spanish, Salazar stated that some of Trump’s immigration enforcement efforts had "gone too far," indicating that Hispanics who supported him feel betrayed. This comes amid concerns that aggressive immigration measures could alienate Hispanic voters crucial to Republican success in the November 3 midterm elections. The ad marks a significant break from her previous support and endorsement by Trump earlier this year, highlighting growing divisions within the party over how to approach immigration enforcement ahead of the midterms.
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Hispanics feel ‘betrayed’ on immigration, Republican warns Trump
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US lawmakers from both parties attacked President Donald Trump’s mass deportation drive on Sept 17, with a member of his own party warning that Hispanic voters who helped return him to the White House now “feel betrayed.”
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“Mr President, some of your immigration enforcement efforts have gone too far,” Republican congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar of Florida said in a campaign video released weeks before November’s midterm elections.
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Salazar, whose Miami-area district is overwhelmingly Hispanic, said half of roughly 50,000 people detained in July had no criminal record and she urged Trump to reconsider advice he was receiving on immigration.
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“The same Hispanics who helped you get to the White House in 2024 feel betrayed today,” she said.
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“I’m not talking about giving them amnesty.
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I’m talking about giving them a dignified life in this promised land.”
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The unusually direct rebuke from a Republican comes as the party controlling Congress and the White House faces growing concern that aggressive immigration enforcement could erode gains the president made among Latino voters in 2024.
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Trump endorsed Salazar earlier in 2026, although the American former television journalist, who has Cuban heritage, has long advocated legal status for some undocumented immigrants.
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Her intervention came hours before Democrats in the Congressional Hispanic Caucus accused the administration of inflicting both a human and economic toll through mass deportations.
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At a Capitol Hill news conference with immigration advocacy group America’s Voice, lawmakers blamed US Immigration and Customs Enforcement for rising costs associated with labour shortages – assailing what they called the “ICE tax.”
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Everyone in this country is paying the ICE tax,” caucus chairman Adriano Espaillat said, arguing that removing workers was pushing up the costs of food, construction and health care.
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House Democrat Joaquin Castro of Texas said immigration raids were removing workers from industries including agriculture, construction and restaurants.
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“ICE is killing the American economy,” Castro said, pointing to businesses struggling to find workers and consumers paying higher prices.
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California Democrat Gil Cisneros said labour shortages in his state had caused more than US$3 billion (S$3.83 billion) in crop losses and driven produce prices higher.
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Trump campaigned on carrying out the largest deportation operation in US history and has sharply expanded arrests since returning to office.
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But Salazar’s warning highlighted the political tension for Republicans representing large Hispanic communities as enforcement moves beyond immigrants accused of serious crimes.
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“Be careful what your advisors are telling you about immigration policy,” she told Trump.
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The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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