Who could have foreseen that allowing race and ethnicity to be used as probably cause for jackboots to detain men, women, and children - as well as beat and torture them - might have had backlash from those communities willingness to continue supporting the party who campaigned on that exact plan?
"Mr. President, some of your immigration enforcement efforts have gone too far."
"The same Hispanics who helped you get to the White House in 2024 feel betrayed today."
-Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla), a former broadcast journalist, direct to camera in campaign ad #FL27