When Pedro Arrests Juan: Why Latinos Join Border Patrol and ICE ^16.4%

L.A. TACO - By Chelsea Vega - 6/11/2026, 1:40 PM

Hasty Generalization 16.6% - Anecdotal 13.9% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 8.5%

For many people, seeing a Latino working for ICE or Border Patrol can feel contradictory. For many decades, Latinos were often viewed as a monolith by politicians and political strategists. While Latino voters have never been politically identical, there was a widespread assumption that immigration politics alone would keep most Latinos... more