Most Latinos disapprove of Trump’s economic and immigration policies, survey says

Most Latinos say President Donald Trump’s policies have been harmful to Hispanics, according to surveys conducted by the Pew Research Center.

70% of Latinos disapprove of the way Trump is handling his job as president. A 55% majority say they strongly disapprove of his job performance. 65% disapprove of the administration’s approach to immigration. 61% say Trump’s economic policies have made economic conditions worse.

The surveys were conducted Sept. 22-28 and Oct. 6-16, 2025.

The approval rating varies across demographic groups. 34% of those 50 and older approve of Trump’s handling of the presidency, compared with 24% of adults under 50. 32% of those born in the U.S. approve, compared with 22% of immigrants. 32% of men approve, compared with 23% of women.

81% of Latino Trump voters approve of the president’s job performance, though this share has declined from 93% at the start of his current term. Meanwhile, nearly all Latinos who voted for Kamala Harris disapprove of the president. These patterns mirror those among the general U.S. public.

Despite Latinos being the nation’s second largest racial or ethnic group, accounting for one-in-five Americans, they are pessimistic about their standing in America. About two-thirds (68%) say the situation of U.S. Hispanics today is worse than it was a year ago, while 9% say it’s better and 22% say it’s about the same.

This is the first time that most Hispanics say their situation has worsened in nearly two decades of Pew Research Center Hispanic surveys.

The survey also finds that roughly one-in-three Latinos have struggled to pay for food or groceries (35%), medical care (30%) and rent or mortgage (30%). About half of Latinos (48%) say they’ve struggled to afford at least one of these three necessities.

And Latinos who work full time are just as likely as Latinos who are unemployed to say they’ve struggled to afford food, medical care and housing.

Despite these difficulties, half of Hispanics (50%) expect their and their family’s financial situation to improve over the coming year, nearly the same share who said this in 2024 (51%).

Amid this heightened immigration enforcement, 52% of Latino adults say they worry a lot or some that they, a family member or a close friend could be deported. This is up from 42% in March.

Immigration enforcement has also impacted Latinos’ daily routines. 19% say they have recently changed their day-to-day activities because they think they’ll be asked to prove their legal status in the country. 11% say they now carry a document proving their U.S. citizenship or immigration status more often than they normally would.