Alfonso Aguilar: ‘Contrary to what the left and some media activists tell us, a large number of Hispanics continue to support deportations’

In the first episode of “Perspectiva Aguilar,” broadcast by VOZ, Alfonso Aguilar defended the Trump administration's mass deportations and argued that a large portion of the Hispanic electorate supports them.

The commentary, about eight minutes long, begins with a summit of Hispanic activists organized in Doral, Florida, by the AFPI Hispanic Leadership Coalition, offers an optimistic assessment of the economy, and concludes with a critique of the Democratic Socialists (DSA) and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

Homan in Doral

Aguilar reported that the Hispanic Leadership Coalition of the America First Policy Institute brought together Hispanic activists from across the country in Doral, Fla.

The speaker, he said, was border czar Tom Homan, who stated that deportations are continuing and that September will be the month with the most deportations in the history of ICE.

Homan, according to Aguilar, insisted that the focus is on criminals and those who already have deportation orders, but clarified that anyone in the country without authorization will also be deported, even if they have no criminal record.

Aguilar described the campaign as necessary. He blamed the previous administration for allowing more than 10 million people to enter the country, including, he said, criminals and individuals on terrorism watchlists. He presented the current operation as the fulfillment of a Trump campaign promise and as a difficult but essential task to restore order.

Hispanic support

Alfonso Aguilar cited a John McLaughlin poll according to which 87% of those who voted for Trump in 2024, including 79% of the Hispanics in that group, want the president to surpass the deportation numbers of the Eisenhower era—the highest in U.S. history.

He concluded from this that a large number of Hispanics continue to support the policy, contrary to what the left and part of the press claim.

The economy

In the second part, Aguilar stated that the "America First" policies are on the right track. He cited poverty at an all-time low—including among Hispanics—and median household income at its highest level in 60 years.

He added that unemployment insurance claims are at their lowest level in 57 years, that the economy added 162,000 jobs in August, that the unemployment rate remained at 4.1%, and that the Atlanta Federal Reserve's model projects 5% growth in gross domestic product for the third quarter.

"We have a robust economy and, thanks to America First policies, it will soon be felt by all Americans. Let's not doubt it," he added.

Mamdani and the socialists

Aguilar concluded by addressing the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). He said their platform calls for large corporations to be state-owned and that they dream of a country without capitalism.

He cited the socialist mayor of New York, Zohoran Mamdani, whom he described as "one of the DSA's leading figures," and claimed that Mamdani is already governing as a socialist, with public stores modeled after those in Cuba. His role models, he said, are not Jefferson or Lincoln, but Fidel Castro and Hugo Chávez.