Latin voting was recognized as one of the main factors President Donald Trump Pennsylvania’s capture during elections in 2024 and the power supply of the 45th president back to the White House as 47 residents.
Commonwealth has over 1.1 million Latinos, and one of the largest regions of political muscles is in the so -called “222 corridors” running northeast of Lancaster through Reading and Allentown to Easton. Six of the eight best cities for the Latin population in this state are located in the corridor.
LIBERTINE. Danilo Burgos (D-Hiladelphia), the first Dominican-American, which was elected to the General Assembly, Steve Ulrich Recently, in Podcast Politicpa “Voices of Reason” to talk about the impact of Latinos on the policy of the community of nations.
The interview has been condensed for publication, but the whole conversation can be heard below.
PP: Why are Pennsylvania just come to the political force of Latinos?
Burgos: “In recent years, there have not really been many classifications of ethnic groups. Thanks to programs such as Dei and other initiatives to make sure that people were properly settled and identified, now we are able to identify ethnic groups that assist in the development of Pennsylvania.
PP: Republicans are very effective in political acquisition of land among Latin men. Is this something that they just felt that the Republicans offer more or that the Democrats did not fulfill the promise of voting Democrats?
Burgos: “These are many different combinations. Unfortunately, Republicans – especially the magician – they had the best ground game. They identified and founded the store early in Pennsylvania, especially in reading, where it is President (Donald) Trump He had one of his headquarters, and the Democrats were late for the game. “
PP: You mentioned that federal republican legislators are still attacking the weakest part of our communities at every level of public policy. Do you hear this from your voters and other members of the Latin Club? The fact that the Trump administration also does not give up what they promised?
Burgos: “In particular in the Latin community, you can see many remorse of the buyer when it comes to business owners. People who are mixed families who have family members who thought they would be on the path to be a legal resident. They learned about a arduous way [the administration] intended. Republicans and Donald Trump lied to us.
“We are still undermining the contribution that the Latins contribute throughout Pennsylvania. We must remember that in the universal list in 2020 we were to lose two congress fines. This would be destructive for rural areas in Pennsylvania, because they would receive smaller government funds. But thanks to Latin – Latin migration, immigration to Pennsilia, we could only lose one, we could only lose one Lost.
“And this would mean destructive some of these cities. This would mean that you would have fewer police officers in your city. Less fire brigade volunteers, less public help in matters related to mental health. This is not only a problem with Philadelphia, but this is a problem in the cities of Pennsylvania, especially the cities of the company.”
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Burgos: “This will make our streets less safe. You will have officers who, unfortunately, will racially the people, which is now legal and it will have negative consequences in Pennsylvania, regardless of whether they are in a country city to a large city, such as Philadelphia.”
PP: What influence can Latino Pennsylvania latino caucus improve?
Burgos: We have information sessions with local authorities in Pennsylvania, in which we discuss interactions with migrating immigrant communities. We need to make sure they feel sheltered. Consistently loses the population loses the population. This means that we will continue to lose resources for all of Pennsylvania, not only for Philadelphia, but for all of Pennsylvania, and especially our rural areas. If we are not proactive, we will continue to reduce our tax base and it hurt us all. For all of us, this will mean higher taxes. “
PP: One in four novel diminutive companies are the property of Latinos. How does the transition of one immense handsome bill affect the Latin community?
Burgos: If 25% of all novel diminutive companies are Latin’s property, it means that our tax cassettes will fall, because because the federal government will continue to attack Latin communities, people will stop investing. People will stop wanting to open a novel business, which means that our GDP will not be anywhere, but down. And it will be very unfortunate for all our communities. The president is banking those tariffs that should introduce “x” millions, but if companies do not grow and people are not employed, it means that we are going negatively. This is unfortunate and intra -fifteen cannot come soon. When you look at the state budget now, the state house has transferred the budget application Governor (Josh) Shapiro. We are still disconnecting in the state senate from this recording. “
PP: What does it keep it in your opinion? Why can’t we solve it after over 80 days?
Burgos: “Senator (Joe) Pittman It works like an extension of President Trump. Like President Trump before the election in 2024, in which he intervened and banned the members of the Congress to go to work with President Biden and invent an immigration plan, which would solve the border problem. All they did is throw their hands into the air, claim that the sky is falling, spot fingers and ensure zero solutions to the problem that we have at hand outside the organized chaos, which they apparently operate.
“Tax people do not operate this kind of leadership. It is unfortunate that Senator Pittman decided to go down this way. As far as I understand, my leadership was at the table, willing to cooperate, compromise. And everything that everything is [Pittman] He knows how to say no. A few days ago he threw an attack of anger when his community needed assist, we were not. I do not believe that this is exact, but it is a kind of political rhetoric that we have in our world today, and it affects every Pennsylvania.
“School districts will not be able to make payments. They will have to borrow money to make wages and economic duties, and this is not leadership. Senator Pittman must come to the table with an straightforward plan and move forward.
PP: “I think that many people around the community of nations, especially if you are not in Philadelphia or Pittsburgh, may not fully understand how essential the regional transit of septa or Pittsburgh is to these two areas of the metro. How essential is Septa in the Philadelphia region?
Burgos: “Extremely essential, especially in communities like mine, in which many of my voters rely on public transport to get to their work. This is an economic engine. People do not have many cars in my area and rely on sept to go to work, to go to doctor’s meetings. They rely on sept to visit different parts of our city and everything that is the economic generator, that it does not see the value.
But every time its area requires financing, it comes from Alleghena’s Film, or in the Philadelphia region. It is unfortunate that he got stuck on the indicating fingers and without working on how we can do. “
PP: You mentioned how essential it is to come in mid -2026. What work does the Latino Club in Pennsylvania do to prepare for 25 seats of the Senate and 203 legislative places, as well as a race for the residence of the governor?
Burgos: Education of our voters. Showing people a good job, which we did in the House of Representatives, especially when it comes to Chairwoman (Johanna) Cepeda (D-Berks) A bill in which it allows teachers to be certified who are not US citizens. In Pennsylvania, we have a right that required from Pennsylvania to become a US citizen to become a teacher. Nowadays, Pennsylvania are not enemies. They never have. They will never be.
“Our enemies are outside Pennsylvania and we have to come to the table, continue collective work so that we understand that we work together, which means stronger foaming.
PP: What other things do the club do behind the scenes? Things that may not be easily evident?
Burgos: entering the areas in 100% republican and talking to people in the field, talking to leadership in these areas and helping them understand that Latinos contribute here and assist us develop. They are not here, taking anything from anyone. On the contrary, too many undocumented population taxes pay state and local and federal taxes.
“This attack on undocumented people who have not committed any crimes other than civil offenses. It’s unfortunate and completely non -American. I am begging my other Pennsylvanians, those who think that no one undocumented has a place in Pennsylvania to re -consider your position from a minimum of a human point of view.”
