"For Lopez, a longtime Pilsen native, the economy and immigration were a factor for voting Republican. Like Barajas, he doesn’t fear mass deportation. Instead, he believes that the incoming administration will take into consideration those without documentation who “came here to work and who have been here for a long time.”
“It’s not fair what Democrats did,” he said, referring to the public aid that some new arrivals got in Chicago and other U.S. cities, including food stamps and rent assistance. “Many of us may have come illegally, but we came here to work, not to ask for anything.”
Elena Ruiz said that even though she couldn’t vote, she encouraged those who could to vote for Trump. And when she learned that he had won, she immediately called her family in Mexico to let them know.
“I was extremely happy that Trump won,” she said in Spanish. “I’m not scared. We have been working here for decades, if they wanted to deport us, they would have done it a long time ago.” "
@jcrabapple giving your name, location and immigration status is next level.
@jon they sure are confident.
@jcrabapple I don’t mean to be the grammar police, but you misspelled delusional.
@jcrabapple Fascinating, thanks. Citation/source?
@PaulAnomaly it's in the OP.
@jcrabapple Hm...it just appears as quoted text. I'll try Googling.
@PaulAnomaly look at the full thread. I replied to my own post.
@jcrabapple Oh, there it is. NM.