A conversation with political consultant and author Mike Madrid about what Donald Trump's victory means for working-class Latinxs and what it says about Latinidad.
One of the first people I reached out to in the aftermath of the election was Mike Madrid. I had last spoken with the political consultant in June, after the release of “The Latino Century: How America’s Largest Minority Is Transforming Democracy,” an insightful book that gave a deep analysis of the Latinx electorate and what it cared about.
People who came of age during Proposition 187, these were young men and women taking to the streets fighting for ethnic pride 30 years ago. Meanwhile, 40% of Latino voters are under the age of 30. They've got no living memory of these foundational civil rights movements, but they came of age when Latinos were in positions of power. Getting a first is not a thing for them.
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