Rep. Maria Salazar on why Trump's message resonated with so many Hispanic voters

>> Donald Trump made an important and surprising inroads with some tea voting groups, chief among them hispanic voters. A Republican from Florida joins us now. Welcome back.

Let's hear your reaction to the victory. Not Saudi won -- just how he won. Being the first Republican candidate to win your district since 1988.

What part of his message do you think resonated with those voters? >> Thank you for the opportunity. I agree, this is a realignment and a realization by his panic -- hispanics that their new home is the Republican party.

We do not have the final numbers but everything indicates that the hispanic community in the U. S. May have put him over the top.

When it comes to Pennsylvania, Allentown, Hazleton, more than 50% of hispanics voted for trump. Michigan, 60% of hispanics went for trump. Texas, the most hispanic county that has voted Democrat for 130 years went 20% for trump.

Miami-dade county, which has beenen a blue county for the past 30 years, that I represent, more than 10 points. It is a realization of the Democrats left us. >> What is it about the message that you think resonates.

President trump has said insulting things about Latinos. But that has not turned away voters. What do you make of that?

>> I think that is a great question. It indicates to you that we are all Americans. When you are hispanic and you make horrible sacrifices, you leave your country of origin and your family and you come to the U.

S. , you want to find American exceptionalism. You want to stand on the fact that you have ins tuitions that protect you.

You have the opportunity to work. Be able to give a better future to you children. When you hear all of this gender affirming conversation, that is alien topics for most of my community.

That is why they went with trump . I understand everything you're saying. We are surprised.

But we are all the same. We want the same thing. Prosperity and happiness.

>> He has proposed mass deportations of the document to people starting on day one. There is an estimated 198,000 undocumented people in your district. What will that mean for your community?

>> I love what you are asking me. I wrote the dignity act, which is the only comprehensive or complete immigration reform law. I know what you are telling me.

The problem, and I need to for this is the context, when you have a Biden administration that opens the southern border for four years and allows 10 million people to come in and you have a group from Venezuela which is a criminal organization. >> I am asking about potential deportations. >> The deportation is going to be among those criminals who are the gang members.

>> Not all 200,000 undocumented in your community. Is that what you are saying? >> I am sure the trump administration is not going to be targeting people who have been here for more than five years, who have American kids, don't have criminal records, have been working in the economy and paying taxes.

I'm sure they will hone in on the criminals who arrived less than four years ago. I understand that you have to give some kind of dignity to those who have been here for more than five years. People who have roots in the country.

>> If I can just clarify, have you received those kinds of details from anyone in a potential trump administration? We have heard a proposal for mass deportations. >> Mass deportation for those who are committing crimes who have been here for less than five years.

You understand that you have millions of undocumented who are contributing with the economy and helping our country be better. There will be a distinction. I will be one of those voices making sure within the GOP to make that decision.