An MSNBC host was stunned when black and Latino voters in the crucial swing state of Pennsylvania revealed why they would choose Republican candidate Donald Trump in the election.
Prominent host Alex Wagner met with members of the Black Republicans Club of Philadelphia last weekend on the final segment of her eponymous show and asked why they supported the former president over Vice President Kamala Harris.
One voter, who comes from a Guatemalan migrant family, said immigration was his main reason, claiming the crisis at the border made people like him “look bad.”
“For us, when we see the new immigrants coming in, it’s just – they’re more violent, it’s more chaos, they do more bad than anything, and we’ve been here longer than them,” Dorian Urizar told the host .
“And it’s starting to affect us more and more, because things are being stolen, they’re making us look bad as immigrants, and we stayed longer than them, and we’re getting more and more misrepresented by them.”
In a surprising twist, Dorian Urizar (left), a Guatemalan settler, said the new incoming immigration was their main reason – claiming it made them ‘look bad’
While he added that he was unsure whether he supported Trump’s mass deportation policy, he believed that “it’s a good idea for the immigrants coming in because they’re the problem.”
While Urizar showed mixed feelings, Pastor Philip Fisher expressed full support for the controversial policy.
“I largely agree with the idea of mass deportation. We have criminals in this country who are destroying our nation, they come here and get earmarked bills, policies to open businesses, free housing and access to social services and other benefits easier than others,” he said.
“So as taxpayers we have to make sure these guys can live a life of luxury, and we get nothing. Especially black Americans, who have suffered so much in the system under the Democrats.
‘We get nothing. That’s insane.’
Sheila Armstrong, another passionate Trump voter, agreed with the former president’s long-standing claim about “illegal aliens taking black jobs.”
Although Harris has a healthy fourteen-point lead among Latinos, this is much lower than previous Democratic presidential candidates
Voter Amsar Butt also expressed his disdain for the Democratic Party, saying the ruling party tends to take minority groups for granted
Sheila Armstrong, another passionate Trump supporter, agreed with the former president’s long-standing claim that “illegal aliens would take black jobs.”
“First of all, they are. They are illegal aliens. They are taking jobs that belong to the citizens of this country. It’s just the fact that Trump says it out loud. That’s why we’re rallying behind Trump, because at the end of the day, this is the stuff that we’ve been crying out for as a community,” Armstrong said.
“The part that drives me crazy about immigration is the fact that I feel, and I really feel, that Democrats celebrate people breaking the law. Why would you create the law, create a whole process for immigration, so that you can all break it?”
Voter Amsar Butt also expressed disdain for the Democratic Party, saying the ruling party tends to take minority groups for granted.
Wagner met with members of the Black Republicans Club of Philadelphia last weekend on the final segment of her eponymous show and asked why they supported the former president over Vice President Kamala Harris
U.S. Border Patrol agents round up a group of Colombian asylum seekers after crossing from Mexico
‘They think that the Republicans are so out of touch with what the minorities need [voters] have no choice. I think that’s going to be a big surprise [on Election Day]Butt said.
“A lot of people just walking down the street don’t feel the Democrats.”
Robert Williams added, “The black men who don’t vote for Democrats, it’s not what Mr. Trump did, it is [because] they are disappointed [Democrats].’
!['[Trump] takes no BS. He's not going to hear it. He is a businessman. He is not there for the fluffy talk about politics. We need someone strong. We need someone to step up and take care of what this country needs. But also understands what the community needs, said Pastor Philip Fisher](https://nybreaking.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/1729794252_818_MSNBC-host-left-stunned-after-asking-black-and-Hispanic-Republicans.jpg "MSNBC host left stunned after asking black and Hispanic Republicans why they're voting Trump 26")
‘[Trump] takes no BS. He’s not going to hear it. He is a businessman. He is not there for the fluffy talk about politics. We need someone strong. We need someone to step up and take care of what this country needs. But also understands what the community needs, said Pastor Philip Fisher
The discussion came weeks after an NBC/Telemundo poll showed Latino support for Kamala Harris falling.
According to the poll, support for Harris was at 54 percent, while Trump had 40 percent. Six percent said they were unsure who they wanted to be president or whether they would not vote.
Although Harris has a healthy fourteen-point lead among Latinos, the margin is much lower than previous Democratic presidential candidates.
President Joe Biden had a 36-point lead over Latinos in 2020 and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had a healthy 50-point lead over Trump.
Former President Barack Obama had a 39-point lead over former Governor Mitt Romney.
Trump earned higher marks than Harris on the economy, dealing with inflation and the cost of living, and border security and controlling immigration.
Harris received more positive ratings for competence, honesty and the right temperament to be president.
Overall, 77 percent of voters in the poll said the economy was fair or poor, while only 23 percent described it as excellent or good.
