Immigration, the economy top of mind for Minneapolis voters
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In Minneapolis, 21-year-old Anile Morales and her mother, 53-year-old Celina Robles Hernandez, cast their votes in the Powderhorn Park neighborhood Tuesday morning.
Morales said the rain didn’t keep them away from the polls, especially since they live close to the polling place.
“We've been reminded many times throughout the past months to vote,” she said.
Robles, speaking in Spanish as her daughter interpreted, said the economy and immigration were the biggest issues bringing her out to vote.
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“With the economy… prices have gone up, and we’ve also seen that salaries have not made up for it,” Robles said. “As for immigration, our community is under attack. We feel terrorized, and it's really emotional for us.
“With the two deaths that we saw in Minnesota last winter, our community is in terror, right? We have this fear of it happening again, and we don't want those actions to be repeated,” Robles said. “We just we need to come out and vote and kind of speak up, do our part as well, so that these actions will not be repeated again.”
Morales said that healthcare and gun violence were also issues she prioritized.
“You know, everybody deserves healthcare, and as well as the safety of our schools,” she said.
Morales said she’s an educator and knows teachers at Annunciation Catholic Church and School, where there was a mass shooting in 2025.
“They shared stories with me, and it's like, it's a trauma they will have to go through for the rest of their life,” she said. “Nobody deserves to have that trauma… kids don't deserve to go to school with fear. They deserve to go to school and learn.”
