There has been talk that these immigrants (especially hispanics) are going to destroy the Republicans chance of winning a general election because they heavily vote democrat. And yes, on the surface, that is indeed true.
But will it hold true in 100 years? How about 50 years? Let's use history to find out.
In the 1910's, most of America's immigrants were from Eastern European countries. Most "native" Americans were from Western European countries. The Western Europeans that were in America looked down upon the Eastern European immigrants, and these eastern europeans were seen as a "minority". They got the worst jobs if any job, they were poor, and they voted left wing. So obviously, it would seem like in time the country would go Socialist.
But did this happen? No, because after a few generations these eastern europeans integrated and intermarried into American society and had just as much money as everyone else, and thus, voted Conservative just as much as everyone else.
So why can the same not be said of the immigrants coming to America today? And even among the black vote, I think the same can be said. Yes blacks have been living in this country for a long time, but they haven't been given a truly fair shot until the civil rights act, which hasn't been that long.
So just as minorities are now "destroying" the republican party, they will one day build it back up.
Note that I am NOT a Republican. I'm quite a left winger and I see this as more of a bad thing than a good thing. But this is just a theory I've come up with. What do you guys think?
But will it hold true in 100 years? How about 50 years? Let's use history to find out.
In the 1910's, most of America's immigrants were from Eastern European countries. Most "native" Americans were from Western European countries. The Western Europeans that were in America looked down upon the Eastern European immigrants, and these eastern europeans were seen as a "minority". They got the worst jobs if any job, they were poor, and they voted left wing. So obviously, it would seem like in time the country would go Socialist.
But did this happen? No, because after a few generations these eastern europeans integrated and intermarried into American society and had just as much money as everyone else, and thus, voted Conservative just as much as everyone else.
So why can the same not be said of the immigrants coming to America today? And even among the black vote, I think the same can be said. Yes blacks have been living in this country for a long time, but they haven't been given a truly fair shot until the civil rights act, which hasn't been that long.
So just as minorities are now "destroying" the republican party, they will one day build it back up.
Note that I am NOT a Republican. I'm quite a left winger and I see this as more of a bad thing than a good thing. But this is just a theory I've come up with. What do you guys think?