Desertores: El Auge de la Extrema Derecha Latina Y Su Repercusión En Estados Uni DOS / Defectors

Hist鏎icamente, los dem鏂ratas han asumido que pueden contar con el voto latino, pero elecciones recientes han puesto en entredicho esta lealtad. De hecho, a pesar de su vociferante ret鏎ica antimigratoria y sus desastrosas pol癃icas fronterizas, Trump gan?un porcentaje mayor del voto latino en 2020 del que obtuvo en 2016. Ahora, la periodista Paola Ramos abre el tel鏮 hacia estos votantes, recorriendo el pa疄 para descubrir qu?los motiva a votar por y apoyar cuestiones que parecen tan contrarias a sus propios intereses.

De costa a costa, desde ciudades hasta pueblos rurales, Desertores le presenta a los lectores candidatos republicanos que dif獳ilmente ganar燰n, insurrectos del 6 de enero, pastores evangelistas y cruzados en la guerra cultural, con la intenci鏮 de identificar las influencias en el coraz鏮 de este cambio derechista. A trav廥 de sus historias, Ramos nos muestra c鏔o el tribalismo, el tradicionalismo y el trauma pol癃ico dentro de la comunidad latina se ha convertido en un arma para radicalizar y convertir a los votantes que, as?como muchas de contrapartes blancas, tienen miedo de perder su lugar en la sociedad estadounidense.

Conocemos a M鏮ica de la Cruz, congresista republicana del Valle de R甐 Grande, quien gan?con una plataforma centrada en terminar "lo que Donald Trump hab燰 empezado" e impulsar la Teor燰 del Gran Reemplazo; David Ortiz, un hombre mexicano que se hace llamar espa隳l y se opone a la remoci鏮 de la estatua de un conquistador espa隳l en Nuevo M憖ico; Luis Cabrera, pastor evangelista y promotor de "Volver a Estados Unidos piadoso otra vez"; Anthony Agro, periodista independiente convertido en vigilante fronterizo, e incontables individuos y comunidades m嫳 que conforman la creciente poblaci鏮 conservadora latina.

Intercultural y relatado con asiduidad, Desertores resalta c鏔o uno de los electorados m嫳 poderosos e incomprendidos podr燰 llegar a definir el futuro de la pol癃ica en Estados Unidos.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

An award-winning journalist's deeply reported exploration of how race, identity and political trauma have influenced the rise in far-right sentiment among Latinos, and how this group can shape American politics

Democrats have historically assumed they can rely on the Latino vote, but recent elections have called that loyalty into question. In fact, despite his vociferous anti-immigrant rhetoric and disastrous border policies, Trump won a higher percentage of the Latino vote in 2020 than he did in 2016. Now, journalist Paola Ramos pulls back the curtain on these voters, traveling around the country to uncover what motivates them to vote for and support issues that seem so at odds with their self-interest.

From coast to coast, cities to rural towns, Defectors introduces readers to underdog GOP candidates, January 6th insurrectionists, Evangelical pastors and culture war crusaders, aiming to identify the influences at the heart of this rightward shift. Through their stories, Ramos shows how tribalism, traditionalism, and political trauma within the Latino community has been weaponized to radicalize and convert voters who, like many of their white counterparts, are fearful of losing their place in American society.

We meet Monica de la Cruz, a Republican congresswoman from the Rio Grande Valley who won on a platform centered on finishing "what Donald Trump started" and pushing the Great Replacement Theory; David Ortiz, a Mexican man who refers to himself as a Spaniard and opposed the removal of a statue of a Spanish conquistador in New Mexico; Luis Cabrera, an evangelical pastor pushing to "Make America Godly Again;" Anthony Aguero, an independent journalist turned border vigilante; and countless other individuals and communities that make up the rising conservative Latino population.

Cross-cultural and assiduously reported, Defectors highlights how one of America's most powerful and misunderstood electorates may come to define the future of American politics.