Lower taxes and limited government do not appeal to the majority of them. They favor Big Government and the benefits it offers. Immigrants use the welfare system to a much greater extent than the native born. Milton Friedman said that, “You cannot simultaneously have free immigration and a welfare state.” We have both.
I have seldom ever seen ANY republican explain the economic difference between democrats and repubs. I was a solid dem when I arrived, rooted for LBJ big time over Goldwater. But I was not yet a citizen at that time. I was smart enough to figure out quickly how the democrats were impeding my economic progress through taxation.
Anecdotal information only goes so far. We have 45 million foreign-born in this country. Times have changed since LBJ. The U.S. adds one international migrant (net) every 40 seconds. Immigrants account for one in 8 U.S. residents, the highest level in more than 90 years. In 1970 it was one in 21; in 1980 it was one in 16; and in 1990 it was one in 13. In a decade, it will be one in 7, the highest it has been in our history.
The nation’s immigrant population (legal and illegal) reached 40 million in 2010, the highest number in our history. The U.S. immigrant population has doubled since 1990, nearly tripled since 1980, and quadrupled since 1970, when it stood at 9.7 million. Of the 40 million immigrants in the country in 2010, 13.9 million arrived in 2000 or later making it the highest decade of immigration in American history, even though there was a net loss of jobs during the decade. Growth in the immigrant population has primarily been driven by high levels of legal immigration. Roughly three-fourths of immigrants in the country are here legally. With nearly 12 million immigrants, Mexico was by far the top immigrant-sending country, accounting for 29 percent of all immigrants and 29 percent of growth in the immigrant population from 2000 to 2010. The median age of immigrants in 2010 was 41.4 compared to 35.9 for natives.
On another issue...religion & abortion. Many of the immigrants arriving are not Christians. And abortion is practiced in every country of Europe & Asia. It is just an accepted way of life there.
Abortion is not practiced in Muslim countries. And the US has some of the most liberal abortion laws in the world. The United States is only one of four countries in the entire world which allows late term abortions to be performed, and for any reason. As Kirsten Powers pointed out in her piece, “I Don’t Stand with Wendy Davis,”
"One can assume I am also not the only woman in America who is really tiring of the Wendys of the world claiming to represent “women’s rights” in their quest to mainstream a medical procedure—elective late-term abortion—that most of the civilized world finds barbaric and abhorrent. In many European countries, you can’t get an abortion past 12 weeks, except in narrow circumstances."
The abortion rate in Europe is lower than in the US.
When a candidate such as Cuccinelli makes an issue out of it, he loses votes. Why make an issue of it during the campaign? It riles up not only immigrants but majority of women.
The Democrats always raise the social issues first. It is part of their narrative about the Reps War on Women. Unlimited abortion is not as popular as you might think. Over 80% of Americans are against late-term abortions. Wendy Davis was pushing against a law in Texas that would prevent abortions beyond 20 weeks, which would still place the US in the very most liberal category when it comes to abortion. If Cuccinelli and any other pro-life person is confronted on the issue, why should they not state their position? We are talking about the preservation and sanctity of human life.
Until there is a change in the population’s thinking on abortion, it is not a winning issue in most statewide races and certainly not nationally. Leave it alone. First get elected. Losing to democrats pushes the issue further back. Why is this so difficult to understand?
Why is it so difficult to understand that the Dems and the MSM make this the central issue against pro-life Reps? They are the ones who raise the issue, not the Reps. The MSM aids and abets the Dems every time there is a political debate.