Depends on where the legal immigrants come from. My wife is an immigrant from Canada, and she was in the past an officer in the Constitution Party. There are places from which the immigrants are not likely to be welfare addicts.
It’s true that immigrants from some places are less likely to go on the public dole, but that still doesn’t mean they won’t (on net) favor the Democrats. If we are talking more educated and productive immigrants, then we are mostly talking parts of Asia and Europe. Pretty much all Asian American groups favor the Democrats, and there is no reason to expect that to change. And it’s hardly worth considering Europeans since there isn’t any reason to expect their numbers to increase.
Even in your example I’d argue that your wife is probably in the minority of Canadians. Which is to say, if Canada were suddenly absorbed into the US, how do you think most of them would vote?
It’s true that immigrants from some places are less likely to go on the public dole, but that still doesn’t mean they won’t (on net) favor the Democrats. If we are talking more educated and productive immigrants, then we are mostly talking parts of Asia and Europe. Pretty much all Asian American groups favor the Democrats, and there is no reason to expect that to change. And it’s hardly worth considering Europeans since there isn’t any reason to expect their numbers to increase.
Even in your example I’d argue that your wife is probably in the minority of Canadians. Which is to say, if Canada were suddenly absorbed into the US, how do you think most of them would vote?
It’s true that immigrants from some places are less likely to go on the public dole, but that still doesn’t mean they won’t (on net) favor the Democrats. If we are talking more educated and productive immigrants, then we are mostly talking parts of Asia and Europe. Pretty much all Asian American groups favor the Democrats, and there is no reason to expect that to change. And it’s hardly worth considering Europeans since there isn’t any reason to expect their numbers to increase.
Even in your example I’d argue that your wife is probably in the minority of Canadians. Which is to say, if Canada were suddenly absorbed into the US, how do you think most of them would vote?