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Originally published in The Latino Newsletter–reprinted with permission.

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David Medina Álvarez, a 25-year-old Mexican immigrant residing in Detroit, Michigan, had a thought: if there are electric cars, why not make electric ATVs? However, he faced a significant hurdle in turning his idea into reality—funding. The solution was through new Biden administration investments to support young entrepreneurs like himself aiming to contribute to the clean energy sector.

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Originally published in The Latino Newsletter–reprinted with permission.

The American Electorate Poll (AEP), described as “a critical cross-check on traditional exit polls,” shared findings about Latino voters in the 2024 election cycle, according to a media release on Wednesday.

The poll of 3,750 Latino voters from October 18-November 14 focused mostly on 10 states (AZ, CA, FL, GA, MI, NC, NV, PA, TX, WI) and included an oversample of nearly 800 Puerto Rican voters shows Kamala Harris with a 62%-37% margin over Donald Trump. Harris won with Latino men (51%-48%) and Latina women (66%-32%). Puerto Ricans chose Harris by 65% and Mexican Americans by 63%. The only subgroup that Trump won, the poll noted, was with voters of Cuban descent (54%).

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Originally published in The Latino Newsletter–reprinted with permission.

Opinion for The Latino Newsletter.

For Latino voters, this election was always about how inflation impacted their everyday lives and economic choices. In polls going back to 2021 and leading up to the 2022 midterm election, Latino voters consistently indicated that the economy was their number one issue, which continues to be so. This election's Latino voter preferences shouldn't have come as a surprise. Historically, presidents who oversaw periods of high inflation often faced challenges in subsequent elections.

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