WASHINGTON — Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar said Sunday that she had a positive conversation with President Donald Trump after publicly criticizing his administration’s immigration crackdown, pressing him to protect the support Republicans gained among Hispanic voters in 2024. Salazar, a Florida Republican who represents a Miami-area district, said Trump was “very courteous” and “very receptive” during their discussion. Appearing on CBS’ “Face the Nation,” she said she hoped the president took her concerns seriously. “I certainly hope he listened to what I was saying,” Salazar said. “But he listened.” Her message was that immigration enforcement should distinguish between people involved in serious crimes and undocumented immigrants working in essential sectors. Salazar cited agriculture, construction, hospitality and health care, arguing that the administration should understand “the difference between the narco and the nanny and the gangster and the gardener.” “He gets it more than anybody,” Salazar said, pointing to Trump’s experience in construction and the hospitality industry. She said she told him he could address what she called a problem that had persisted for four decades. Salazar’s conversation with Trump followed a campaign advertisement she released several days earlier. In the video, she said parts of the president’s deportation agenda “have gone too far” and cautioned him about advice he was receiving on immigration policy. She also said Hispanic voters who supported Trump in 2024 “feel betrayed today.” The congresswoman did not identify which administration officials she meant when asked about possible advisers, including Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, border czar Tom Homan and White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller. “He is the only elected official in the White House,” Salazar said of Trump. “He is the one who has to determine who he listens and who he does not listen to; he is the president.” Trump had responded Friday by saying Salazar had “got a little bit soft” on the border. He said he understood her position but disagreed with it. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, a Louisiana Republican, also challenged Salazar’s claim that Hispanic Trump voters feel betrayed. On ABC’s “This Week,” Scalise said many Hispanic voters supported Trump because they wanted stronger enforcement and a return to what he called the rule of law. The dispute exposes a tension within the Republican Party as it balances demands for aggressive immigration enforcement with concerns about alienating Hispanic voters and employers who rely on immigrant labor. Salazar is seeking reelection against Democrat Eliott Rodriguez in a race rated “likely Republican” by the Cook Political Report.