A Political Rebellion in the Rio Grande Valley

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<p><i>Warning: This episode contains strong language.</i></p><p>In the midterm elections, one of the regions expected to swing away from President Trump and toward Democrats is the Rio Grande Valley of Texas, where life has been transformed by his administration’s crackdown on immigration.</p><p>Lynsea Garrison, a producer for “The Daily,” has been reporting on that shift and on the unlikely group leading the charge.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/lynsea-garrison" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Lynsea Garrison</strong></a>, a senior producer on “The Daily.”</p><p>Background reading:&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Hispanic voters on the Texas border <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/us/politics/texas-border-trump-voters.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">have soured on Mr. Trump</a>.</li><li>Opinion video: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/opinion/texas-border-voters-midterms-trump.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">How Texas border voters feel ahead of the midterms</a>.</li></ul><p>Photo: Tamir Kalifa for The New York Times</p> <p><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily"><strong>nytimes.com/thedaily</strong></a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. </p><p> </p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>