Posted on 09/17/2026 7:44:51 AM PDT by Miami Rebel
Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-FL) has taken direct aim at President Donald Trump and his immigration crackdown in a new re-election ad, warning that the Hispanic voters who helped return him to the White House in 2024 now feel “betrayed.”
The congresswoman, who endorsed Trump in 2024 and urged Hispanic voters to back him, delivered the unusually direct message to the president as she campaigns for another term in her Miami-area district.
“Mr. President, some of your immigration enforcement efforts have gone too far. In July, 50% of the 50,000 people that were detained had no criminal record. Be careful what your advisors are telling you about immigration policy. The same Hispanics who helped you get to the White House in 2024 feel betrayed today,” she warned in the ad.
She continued: “You can be for immigration what [Abraham] Lincoln was for slavery and [Ronald] Reagan was for communism. I’m not talking about giving them amnesty. I’m talking about giving them a dignified life in this promised land.”
NEW: Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) just rolled out a straight to camera ad breaking with Trump.
"Mr. President, some of your immigration enforcement efforts have gone too far….The same Hispanics who helped you get to the White House in 2024 feel betrayed today" pic.twitter.com/uxPeLaittt
— Shane Goldmacher (@ShaneGoldmacher) September 17, 2026
The video comes weeks before the November midterm elections, when Salazar will face Democratic nominee Eliott Rodriguez in Florida’s 27th Congressional District. Salazar won the Republican primary in August.
Salazar has otherwise been an ally of Trump. She endorsed his 2024 campaign and Trump gave Salazar his “Complete and Total Endorsement” in February.
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Well that woman is an idiot..ANYONE that comes here illegally is a CRIMINAL, PERIOD..you cross the border, you are a criminal
Let me simplify it. Illegals need to GTFOOMC
because some Republicans are for cheap labor and dont give a damn about American jobs, much cheaper to just pay these illegals under the table then pay an American more to do the same thing..besides, many of these same Republicans have illegal alien nannies and housekeepers
You are correct that he messed up the war badly. But he has been outstanding on Immigration, and he is just getting started.
“Labor is subject to the laws of supply and demand. Has FR lost IQ or what? Smaller worker pool = higher wages.”
Labor is primarily priced by the cost of living.
If one could rent a place for $10/month, wages would fall.
The basic classical economics you were probably taught doesn’t take into account excessive housing demand, built-out metropolitan areas, overcrowded roads, higher insurance costs due to fraud and those overcrowded roads, etc.
Housing was long my largest cost. Employers need to pay not only for my work but for the housing that enables me to be close to that work.
New York City has a workforce of millions, yet its labor cost is brutally high.
There's a stupid...
This twat is simply attempting to curry favor from hispanics in order to save her seat. Not thinking this is going to help much, if at all.
She must realize that the people she is pleading to/for are the ones who can't vote (legally). Most hispanics who are here legally want the illegal aliens removed as fast as possible. Not all, obviously, but most I talk to express their opinion in this way.
You are totally wrong,
Wage Adjustments
Wages adjust based on the interaction between labor supply and demand:
High Demand, Low Supply: Wages tend to rise when there are many job openings but few qualified candidates.
Low Demand, High Supply: Wages may decrease when there are more workers than available jobs.
This dynamic ensures that labor markets remain responsive to changes in economic conditions, ultimately affecting employment levels and wage structures.
Illegal crossing the border is a CRIME, and now you have a criminal record.
You are correct that he messed up the war badly. But he has been outstanding on Immigration, and he is just getting started.
Trump is using the medieval “siege” mentality. Imprison and starve the beast to death instead of killing it outright, which means the beast has a chance to kill or wound you.
“You are just like the libs who look at CO2 as the answer to global warming.”
There’s a stupid...
You look at one datapoint and thing you understand a complex situation.
PeterPrincipal IS A BOT
Economics is a complex thing.
What you uttered is economic baby talk.
“Mommy”, “Daddy”, “supply and demand”
Consider housing.
There is a certain amount of lower-cost housing.
Any additional housing will not likely be built in lousy areas (except with large federal subsidies).
Care to help finance a project in Camden, NJ?
Didn’t think so.
If one adds more people demanding the lower-cost housing, its price will rise. The wages of the people living there must rise.
Communists try to set wages. Selective capitalism for you.
Exactly. Reporting this as “Republicans” is disingenuous. Amnesty pushers feel betrayed??? Why.
Trump never promised them amnesty. Exactly the opposite. Welcome to the days of throw it all against the wall something will stick.
He’s too nice, that is his fault.
If they’re here illegally, they’re criminals.
A dignified life is being legal in your actions.
Just got gas on fl turnpike 4.30 a gal
3 people were blaming Trump
The rats are going to take both houses
Hope I am wrong!
Given half the population are below average intelligence, which isn't saying much given our failed government education institutions, I wouldn't be surprised if people cast their vote on gas prices as if that's the most important issue going on domestically and internationally for our country.
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