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It’s actually because they’re hopeful about their future, and it changes their path of upward mobility, which we know changes their health outcome.

Many of the majority white “red state” and “downscale” “working class” communities that have flocked to Trumpism are not that dissimilar in terms of poverty, lack of upward mobility, limited opportunities, being hurt by globalization/neoliberalism/casino capitalism and other forces as compared to majority Black and brown communities.

A bipartisan California Latino caucus could have focused on shared goals such as improving public education, increasing college attendance and graduation rates, making housing more affordable and preserving the upward mobility of working-class Californians — all of which should have been Sacramento’s priorities too.

California has been a particularly poor bet for blue-collar professions, such as manufacturing, the traditional path to upward mobility for minorities and non-college educated people.

“Latinos have been telling us for years they want an economic agenda and an upward mobility agenda and neither party has addressed that. The parties want to talk about border issues — about walls and family separation — and that’s fine. But that deals with people who aren’t even citizens and can’t vote.”