A majority of Latinos still support the Democratic Party, but polling shows increased Latino support for Donald Trump. The growing appeal of far-right ideas and its impact on Latino voting is what Paola Ramos probes in Defectors: The Rise of the Latino Far Right and What It Means for America. The Mexican-Cuban American journalist writes that the attraction is rooted in a complex weave of identity, allegiance and political reality. Through interviews with far-right figures as well as researchers in history, politics and even psychology and neuroscience, she seeks to look beyond the generalizations that define Latinos as a political monolith.
