The book concludes by contextualizing the case study of Dominicans in New York City in the larger challenges to democracy we are facing, with a focus on how the “governed” must continue to find ways to participate in the governing. It also provides an overview of the current political environment and its impact on Dominican and broader Latino political mobilization. As Dominican Americans continue to play a central role in New York City's Latino political landscape, the city has come under mounting national political pressure. In a calculated and cruel political strategy, MAGA-aligned governors targeted New York to help elevate Donald Trump back to the White House, relying heavily on an anti-immigrant agenda. Over 250,000 migrants were sent by the governors of Texas and Florida, deliberately straining the city’s resources and infrastructure and turning New York into a migrant-focused political battleground. With Trump now back in the presidency, the federal government is pushing forward policies designed to erode minority power—power that cities like New York, known for their diversity, have long upheld. These policies include disproportionate deportation practices, ICE fearmongering and cruel tactics, targeted barriers to immigration, mid-decade redistricting, and attacks on cultural initiatives like the use of the Spanish language by pushing English Only regulations. Latinos—and Dominicans among them—now find themselves squarely in the crosshairs of the Trump administration, even those who voted for him. The complexity of the current attack on voting rights, immigrant incorporation and basic tenets of American law like habeas corpus, create a tense background for what is still an uplifting story. What remains incontrovertible is that ethnic and immigrant communities are already deeply woven into the American political fabric and way of life and that their political incorporation may be slowed down but not stopped.