Why Both Parties Want Hispanic Evangelicals in 2024
September 4, 2024
The congregation that gathers at Alliance Church doesn’t need to be told to greet their neighbors. Dotted with West Texas flair—cowboy boots, shiny belt buckles, and big hair—they come with hands outstretched.
Together, they sing out about God’s healing and rescue, “Ahora, soy ciudadano del cielo,” proclaiming a united identity as citizens of heaven.
America’s Hispanic evangelical churches, which have been growing with converts from Catholicism as well as new immigrants, are known for this familia-style fellowship. Their pastors tend to be bivocational, busy enough that they focus more on the needs of their congregations than the culture wars clashing outside….
…The Libre Institute, a nonprofit focused on Latinos in the US, found in a survey of Hispanic voters that two-thirds agreed the country should do what’s necessary to “stop the flow of illegal immigration” at the southern border.
For immigrants who have their citizenship, the tough rhetoric about immigration crackdowns from Trump’s camp may not faze them for another practical reason….