Gimpel cites several reasons why future immigration will likely mean more Democrats. The first is that “immigrants, particularly Hispanics and Asians, have policy preferences when it comes to the size and scope of government that are more closely aligned with progressives than with conservatives.” Those preferences have expressed themselves in a two-to-one party identification advantage for Democrats in those groups.
Another reason is that the arrival of immigrants, whose ranks include substantial numbers of the poor and unskilled, increases income inequality in the areas they choose to live. “It is from areas of higher income inequality,” writes Gimpel, “that we find the most support for a robust government with an expansive regulatory and redistributive role in the economy, among all citizens, not just immigrants.” That will likely mean more electoral success for Democrats.
Gimpel found that the partisan impact of immigration “is relatively uniform throughout the country — from California to Texas to Florida.” If immigrants arrive in large numbers, areas that are already Democratic become more so, while areas that are Republican become more Democratic. That applies to Texas and other red-state strongholds as much as anywhere else.
I'm surprised the amnesty boosters within the GOPe manage to dress themselves, let alone find their way to Capitol Hill each day, as stupid as they apparently are.