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By Stephanie Henaro
Jokingly it could be said that if Donald Trump had been born in Durango, little would have changed, and he would still go down in history as the first Latino president of the United States.
New York rhymes with Duranyork, and that makes it interesting, but beyond all that he would also have been a Pancho Villa-like caudillo, a misogynist, and sooner or later he would end up working in construction.
According to the ENDIREH 2021, misogyny is still very present in Durango, 69.1% of women aged 15 years or older in the entity have experienced some type of violence throughout their lives and this is also reflected in the construction sector in which Donald de Duranyork would have worked.
Women in the construction industry in Durango constantly expose the limitations they face as members of the Mexican Chamber of the Construction Industry (CMIC), which goes hand in hand with the data revealed nationally by INEGI in which in 2022, men represented 84.4% of the personnel employed in the construction sector, and women, 15.6%.
In these U.S. elections, voters gave a second term in the White House to a man who has spent much of his political career insulting and demeaning women. Furthermore, in the U.S., the percentage of women in construction is 11.2% and has the lowest proportion of women compared to other major industries in the country.
Hence, in these times that sometimes far surpass fiction, the United States has its first Pancho Villa in the presidency.
Donald Trump is the first Latino president because he represents them and behaves just like those who elected him.
Thus, salsa, cumbia and a taste for piñatas are not only in his veins, but are also seen in the actions he has taken both as president-elect and candidate.
Examples of this are the appointments of Marco Rubio and Christopher Landeau to head the Secretary of State and Ronald Johnson as the next U.S. Ambassador to Mexico.
Foreign policy becomes part of domestic policy because the Latino population is increasingly relevant and constitutes the second largest racial group with more than 65 million, of which 36 million are eligible to vote, according to data from the Pew Research Center.
Latino strength appears to be part of Trump's strength as the Republican improved over 2020 in all counties with 70% or more people of Latino origin and in the seven key states, despite the tycoon's tough immigration agenda.
In addition, the results by gender have shown her growing popularity among Latino men. Of the three elections in which he has run - 2016, 2020 and 2024 - this is the first in which he has obtained the majority of votes from Latino men, with 55%.
Women also demonstrated the shift in their preference for the otherwise Durango native. In 2016, Hillary Clinton won the vote among Latina women by 44 points, and in this election this group favored Harris by only 22 points.
So everything points to the fact that on January 20, the United States will have its first Latino president.
Last one to leave, turn off the light.
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