Minorities who also believe in hiring based on merit

 Wall Street Journal:

The Minority Voters Who Love Trump’s Dismantling of DEI

The president has found support from nonwhite voters who feel the nation has become too woke

Some of President Trump’s Black and Latino supporters say they are pleased with his immediate efforts to dismantle federal diversity, equity and inclusion programs, according to interviews conducted by The Wall Street Journal, though they were uneasy about the way he talked about race and some worried he might spark a rise in discrimination.

Ending so-called DEI programs—which include efforts to foster a more diverse workforce—was a frequent promise by Trump during the campaign, during which he broadly picked up a higher share of support from nonwhite voters than in his 2020 and 2016 bids.

Since taking office, Trump has made slashing DEI programs a priority, signing executive orders to eliminate programs within the federal government and ordering up lists of federal employees involved in those efforts. He also revoked a six-decade-old executive order that requires government contractors to proactively root out discrimination on the basis of race and sex.

Federal agencies have scrambled to adjust to the new directives, and some private companies have followed suit.

“I’m very happy that DEI is hopefully going to disappear starting from the government and hopefully it’ll catch on,” said George Ortiz, a 52-year-old high-end furniture upholsterer from Chicago, who is Latino. He said he tells his children they need to earn jobs based on merit, not because of diversity initiatives.

While Democrats Joe Biden and Kamala Harris won nonwhite voters in both the 2020 and 2024 elections, Trump in 2024 saw an 8 percentage point increase with Black and Latino voters, as well as a 5 percentage point jump in support from Asian voters, according to the election survey AP VoteCast.
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I recall seeing diversity hires struggle to get the job done.  It was as obvious as it would have been if the Dallas Cowboys hired me to be a defensive lineman.  I don't think employers who hire someone to create diversity do them any favors.  Hiring should be based on merit to produce positive results for both the company and the worker.

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