In 1970, one in 21 in this country was foreign born; today it is one in 8, the highest in 90 years, and within a decade it will be one in 7, the highest in our history. In 1970 we had 9.7 million foreign born and today it is close to 45 million.
By 2019 half of the children 18 and under will be minorities, as defined by the USG. By 2043 we will be a majority minority country. Immigrants and minorities vote more than two to one Democrat.
In 2012 Romney won the white vote 59% to 39%. He won the white women's vote 56% to 42%. He won the white vote across all age groups. Obama won the black vote with 95%, Asians 73%, and Hispanics 71%. We have entered the era of tribal politics where issues are no longer as important as political affiliation. The GOP is on a failed course of trying to play identity politics. They would be better served going after a bigger share of the white blue collar vote. Unfortunately, the GOPe would rather side with corporate interests than American workers.
