An award-winning journalist’s deeply reported exploration of how race, identity and political trauma have influenced the rise in far-right sentiment among Latinos, and how this group can shape American politics.

Democrats have historically assumed they can rely on the Latino vote, but recent elections have called that loyalty into question. Now, journalist Paola Ramos pulls back the curtain on these voters, traveling around the country to uncover what motivates them to vote for and support issues that seem so at odds with their self-interest.

Ramos joins us at the bookstore to share what she has uncovered. Defectors introduces readers to underdog GOP candidates, January 6th insurrectionists, Evangelical pastors and culture war crusaders, aiming to identify the influences at the heart of this rightward shift.

Ramos will be in conversation with Editorial Director at WUSF, Julio Ochoa to discuss how one of America’s most powerful and misunderstood electorates may come to define the future of American politics.

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