Defectors: The Rise of the Latino Far Right and What It Means for America

"[Ramos] draws on years of interviews and pages from her reporter’s notebook to cobble together a portrait of the nascent Latino far right — and to elucidate its psychology. It’s an astute premise: to report on how the changing political winds manifest in everyday American life." —The Washington Post "Ramos’s empathy is formidable. As frightened as she is by the defectors’ politics, she is always curious to learn more." —Jennifer Szalai, The New York Times "Defectors is a deeply reported, surprisingly personal exploration of a phenomenon that is little understood in our politics: The affiliation of Latino voters with causes and candidates that would seem, at first glance, unwelcoming to them. Paola takes us into the lives of Latinos who support presidential candidates with plans for mass deportations or lead efforts to ban books and stop diversity initiatives. She introduces us to Lati