After the 2020 election, many establishment media outlets claimed that Donald Trump's 2016 victory was a fluke and suggested that Americans had “come to their senses” with the next election. But the results of the 2024 election confirmed what many on the right have long argued. That means Trump and his positions reflect the desires of the majority of voters, not the opinions of a minority.
However, Trump's victory did not confirm all the arguments on the right. Immigration restrictionists who rallied behind President Trump in the early days of the 2016 election campaign have argued that mass immigration, both legal and illegal, would move the country to the left. Their reasoning is based on the fact that most non-white immigrant groups in the United States tend to support Democrats over Republicans.
America doesn't have to become like the Third World.
The outcome of the 2024 election will pose major challenges. meanwhile still majority white (84%) of Republican voters and a higher percentage support the Republican Party (56%) Trump has made greater inroads among some minority groups than any other group. He received 42% of the Latino vote, and his approval rating among Latino men rose to 47%.
This election is not the first time Trump has increased his share of the Latino vote. In 2016, 28% of Latinos I voted Republican. By 2020, that number had risen to 38%. Now that Trump has won 42% of the Hispanic vote, some are starting to reconsider the argument that mass immigration primarily benefits Democrats.
There are two key factors shaping this change.
First, this argument holds until large immigrant groups consistently vote Republican. In this election, Trump gained support from Asian Americans, another important immigrant group, and expanded his share. From 28% in 2020 to 38% this year. Although exit polls do not detail Indian American voting patterns, the 2024 Indian American Attitudes Survey shows increasing support for Trump among Indian Americans. from 22% in 2020 to 31%.
The rightward shift of America's largest immigrant group shows a positive trend. Regardless of a person's position on demographic changes, I personally believe that the demographics of our country at that time were completely fine Hart Seller passed away in 1965. — Legal immigration has become an integral part of voters' lives. Encouraging support for economic freedom, meritocracy, hands-off policy, and immigration restrictions benefits everyone.
This shift proves that, rather than countering immigration restrictionism, it provides a solid foundation for building broad right-wing coalitions. We don't need hardline white nationalism to stave off future demographic change. In fact, a more comprehensive approach appears to be more effective in countering large-scale alternative narratives. That's ironic.
As mentioned above, America's largest immigrant group continues to vote primarily Democratic, supporting the argument that voting trends still support immigration restrictions. But let's imagine a scenario where these trends change. In the not-too-distant future, Hispanics, Indians, and East Asians will start voting for Republicans in the majority.
It may be unlikely that such results will be obtained immediately. But for the sake of argument, let's think about it.
Even under these circumstances, there are still strong reasons to support immigration restrictions. mass immigration suppress American wages, replace skilled American workers using foreign workers, reduce social trust, erode social capitaland depending on the origin, lower the average IQ of the population — not exactly desired result.
Mass immigration threatens to permanently erase the America we know and love. Immigrants who arrive in small numbers are more likely to assimilate, whereas immigrants who arrive in millions are more likely to assimilate. maintain one's attitude and beliefs As a result, America increasingly resembles those places.
Personally, I don't think America needs to become like the Third World.
Fortunately, the 2024 election results dispelled another argument that was being used. against Immigration Restrictionist: The argument that running on a platform of immigration restriction will alienate minority voters, particularly Latinos.
This debate influenced the Republican Party's shift from a Southern strategy that appealed to disaffected white working-class voters to a more pro-diversity approach.
George W. Bush's 2000 election campaign exemplified this change. In a speech to La Raza, he promised $100 million To expedite your application for permanent residence, it states: corazon We need to hear the voices of people from all political parties and from all walks of life. ” Also in his campaign I posted an ad in Spanish-speaking media.
Only President Bush's pro-immigration and pro-diversity campaigns earned His 35% of the Latino vote is significantly less than what Trump received this year due to mass deportations. The fact that Trump was able to win record support from Latinos Pursuing something similar to the Southern Strategy It should show how nonsense it was for the Republican Party to move the immigration issue to the left in order to appeal to voters.
It remains to be seen whether Republican support will reach a plateau among these minority voters. But even if immigration groups continue to move to the right, we must remember that the case against mass immigration ultimately goes beyond debates about voting trends.
After decades of reckless immigration policies, now is the time. moratorium.
