Trump says Republicans will defy midterm odds despite poor polls
The US president urged voters to support his favoured Senate candidate in a race some Republican groups have already given up on.
Republican Party faces Latino backlash over immigration raids in Doral, Florida. The heavy-handed deportation drive by President Donald Trump has caused fear in immigrant communities, with many Latino voters feeling misled. In Doral, a primarily Latino community near Miami, residents report that businesses are short-staffed and classrooms have fewer pupils due to people being detained.
Restaurant owner Maria Fernanda Perez said her employees stopped showing up for work out of fear of deportation, and sales fell by 40%. Three of her employees have been taken into immigration custody. Many Latinos feel Trump's policy of targeting hardened criminals was misrepresented, as over 1,000 people are taken into custody daily.
A recent poll showed 66% of Hispanic respondents disapproved of Trump's performance, and 78% preferred Democrats to take control of Congress. Some Republicans, like councilman Rafael Pineyro, question the party's extreme immigration stance and warn that Trump's policies could undermine Republican gains among Latino voters in Florida.
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