I don't have any hard data or statistics to back it up, but it was my impression that Asian Americans were not overwhelmingly aligned with the Democrats until the Obama years, and that this was at least partly a function of the perception that Republican efforts to control illegal immigration (2006-08) were anti-immigration. Of course, s…
I don't have any hard data or statistics to back it up, but it was my impression that Asian Americans were not overwhelmingly aligned with the Democrats until the Obama years, and that this was at least partly a function of the perception that Republican efforts to control illegal immigration (2006-08) were anti-immigration. Of course, some Republicans are anti-immigration, but this had not been the case with the GOP as a whole, historically.
Anyway, when I worked on GOP congressional campaigns in the late 80s and early 90s, Asian Americans were considered every bit as persuadable on conservative issues as white Americans. Many, as the author points out, came here to escape communist oppression and are/were therefore natural allies of then-GOP ideals.
My point is, Asians as a monolithic pro-Democrat Party ethnic bloc, is a relatively recent phenomenon caused by a perception that the GOP had become anti-immigrant.
I don't have any hard data or statistics to back it up, but it was my impression that Asian Americans were not overwhelmingly aligned with the Democrats until the Obama years, and that this was at least partly a function of the perception that Republican efforts to control illegal immigration (2006-08) were anti-immigration. Of course, some Republicans are anti-immigration, but this had not been the case with the GOP as a whole, historically.
Anyway, when I worked on GOP congressional campaigns in the late 80s and early 90s, Asian Americans were considered every bit as persuadable on conservative issues as white Americans. Many, as the author points out, came here to escape communist oppression and are/were therefore natural allies of then-GOP ideals.
My point is, Asians as a monolithic pro-Democrat Party ethnic bloc, is a relatively recent phenomenon caused by a perception that the GOP had become anti-immigrant.