Leopards Ate My Face

From what I understand, Republicans, especially in Florida, put out political ads targeted specifically at Cuban immigrants. They play off the inherent hatred of communism in this demographic to convince them to vote against the "radical Marxist Democrats."

Could just be stupid.

environment that made this guy a Trump supporter

A LOT of Immigrants and Illegals in the US are very pro-Trump. I spoke with a few in my old neighborhood to get their take.

They said that the government didn't worry them because it wasn't that far off from where they came from. They felt elitism created niches where someone knowledgeable could profit. Party of the entrepreneurs and all.

Two said they didn't want any more immigrants here, they felt pressure from the incoming immigrants to take their places and out-compete them for work.

Because this was the last trump presidency, there was less deportation talking. I'm sure that gave some concern, but If I had to guess based on their psyche, I'd say they expected the deportation to lighten the low-hanging fruit and take the pressure off their own jobs at the same time, expecting them would just be ok because they were always ok.

He is! He voted Trump for the free flight home! So much winning!

He really owned the libs.

Funny fact about a cage, they’re never built for just one group, So when that cage is done with them and you still poor, it come for you

~~Killer Mike~~ El-P

I would bet money he still supports Trump

Obviously, trump just put him there by accident, he didn't know he was one of the good immigrants, If they just had some way to signal him, he'd change his plan.

The catch is that there's no real benefit to not supporting Trump, as an individual. Its basically the Pascal Wager. If you pray to Trump, then he may hear you and appreciate it, at which point there's a small-but-real chance to benefit. If you pray to him and he doesn't, you've lost nothing. If you defy him, there's a a small-but-real chance he makes your life worse. But if he doesn't, you don't really gain anything for your defiance.

The incentives are all skewed as there's no material support for migrants in the US from either major party. Harris is out there telling people "Do Not Come!" and Biden was deporting people as fast as any prior president, Trump included. Republicans were practically telling on themselves when they insisted that Democrats wanted to import a bunch of voters to swing the election, because that's exactly what the Republican playbook was in Florida via Cuban Expats (heavily Republican-leaning constituency that enjoy some of the loosest immigration rules on the books).

This Cuban MAGA guy has every reason to keep chanting Trump's name and hope he (or one of his minions) notices. There's zero reason to appeal to the Clintonite liberals, as they have no power to improve his situation and no interest in doing so even if they did.

I always thought it was funny Cubans voting Republican. I am told it's because they fear socialism because of Castro, so they vote for fascism. Even though the DNC is still far into the capitalism territory. It makes no sense to me.

https://www.cubaheadlines.com/articles/296478

He's an anti-communist who thought he was the right kind of refugee.

Keeping in mind refugees and asylum seekers are not illegal.

Unfortunately for his dumb ass, Trump didn't just not reinstate the Wet Feet, Dry Feet policy, he specifically complained about its existence (despite it ending under Obama)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wet_feet,_dry_feet_policy

But, also, he's literally a criminal and a scammer so while this is still a Face Eating Leopard situation it's not * just* because Trump is a racist.

"But I'm one of the good ones"

Relavant portion, translated, from the article:

The case of Hector Luis Valdes Cocho: From activist to ICE detainee

Hector Luis Valdés Cocho, known for his political activism and criticism of the Cuban regime , faces a complicated legal situation in the United States. He is currently in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at the Broward Transition Center in Florida.

Valdés Cocho gained notoriety as an independent journalist, exposing abuses in Cuba. However, in recent months, he has been the target of accusations of alleged financial fraud, which has generated discontent among his followers and affected his credibility. Several people have publicly accused him of questionable practices, including financial deception.

Specific details about the charges he faces have not been released, but his presence at the Broward Transitional Center in ICE custody suggests he could be deported to the island.

I re-opened it right around the US election.

I am not a fan of the narrative that Americans are too lazy to take jobs that are being worked by immigrants. It's just not true. Americans won't take these jobs because these jobs aren't going to pay what Americans demand. Not because they're lazy. These immigrants are being taken advantage of and are being paid way less than they deserve simply because they're illegal immigrants. Them being deported isn't going to suddenly make these jobs higher paying positions. The problem is with corporations. Not with immigrants nor with American citizens (well except the fucked up americans that voted for trump).