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ALBliberal

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6. You have described my extended family
Sat Jan 24, 2026, 11:23 AM
11 hrs ago

We originate from Texas but moved here in the 70s. My sister married into an Hispanic family so we have Hispanic nieces nephews etc. we all tend to be liberal democrats. Our Texas relatives for the most part are MAGA with a few exceptions. You raise very good points about Latinos that vote MAGA. We see a lot of that here in NM as well. And yes I do believe this mistreatment of Latinos will backfire if they crackdown here.
Another factor would be our Native American population. We are all very protective of them as our kids have grown up among them along with Hispanics. Cultural diversity is taught early on. Respect for other races and cultures is a part of every day life especially in Northern NM. (Santa fe Taos Albuquerque). I may well have made some broad generalizations because there are exceptions everywhere in what I have told you. But ice crackdown here might not go very well.
Big respect for Minnesota. They show us what resistance looks like. Big respect for the fight and heart of all t protesters everywhere.

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