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In the case of Cuban immigrants, their children are less conservative and more liberal. Most immigrants are natural Democrats. They support Big Government and use welfare to a greater extent than the native born.

As "Hispanics", Cubans qualify for and benefit from “racial” quotas, despite being generally white. Asians don’t, and are, in fact, disadvantaged by those quotas. Jews aren't generally hurt by racial quotas because they get to swim in the massive "white" pool. Their high IQ's mean they edge out non-Jewish whites. That is why supporting Democrats doesn't really hurt Jews from either a school admissions or a workplace recruitment perspective. Bottom line is that as racial quotas that discriminate against Asians become a bigger sticking point, and the white Democratic leadership champions blacks and Hispanics because they are bigger demographic categories, Asians will swing towards the GOP.

As "Hispanics", Cubans qualify for and benefit from “racial” quotas, despite being generally white. Asians don’t, and are, in fact, disadvantaged by those quotas.

Affirmative action true, but Asians benefit from minority business set asides. For example, the Virginia Department of Minority Business defines a minority individual as “an individual who is a citizen of the United States or a non-citizen who is in full compliance with United States immigration law and who satisfies one or more of the following definitions:”

1. “African American” means a person having origins in any of the original peoples of Africa and who is regarded as such by the community of which this person claims to be a part.

2. “Asian American” means a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent, or the Pacific Islands, including but not limited to Japan, China, Vietnam, Samoa, Laos, Cambodia, Taiwan, Northern Mariana, the Philippines, a U.S. territory of the Pacific, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, or Sri Lanka and who is regarded as such by the community of which this person claims to be a part.

3. “Hispanic American” means a person having origins in any of the Spanish-speaking peoples of Mexico, South or Central America, or the Caribbean Islands or other Spanish or Portuguese cultures and who is regarded as such by the community of which this person claims to be a part.

Bottom line is that as racial quotas that discriminate against Asians become a bigger sticking point, and the white Democratic leadership champions blacks and Hispanics because they are bigger demographic categories, Asians will swing towards the GOP.

Great theory but Obama got 73% of the "Asian vote." How conservative is CAPAC?

Creating a common sense immigration process is a top priority for the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) and the diverse constituencies that we represent. America has always been a nation of immigrants. Over the last few years, Asians have become the single largest demographic of new immigrants moving to the U.S. and make up the fastest growing racial group in the country. The Members of CAPAC are committed to working towards fair, bipartisan solutions for our broken immigration system. We support comprehensive immigration reform and believe it must:

1. Provide a Roadmap to Citizenship for Aspiring Citizens

Of the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants residing in the U.S., 1.4 million identify as being of Asian or Pacific Islander descent. Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders also account for one in ten youth who would qualify for the DREAM Act.

Immigration reform must include a roadmap to permanent residency and citizenship for immigrants who work hard, pay their taxes, and undergo criminal and national security background checks. This is especially true for those who were brought to this country at a young age through no fault of their own, and who are already Americans in every sense except for on paper.