Immigration 

Why does immigration matter?

        Over the years immigration has increasingly become a important issue to voters. A survey in this past june by Gallup Survery, found that nearly a quarter of U.S. adults say immigration is the most important issue facing this coutnry. The highest percentage in 30 years. In another survey by RealClearPolitics in this may, found that 15% of voters say immigration is the top issue facing America followed by health care and the economy.

     President Trump has placed many policies while in office, which have caused the republican party to lose support from many Latino voters, says Clarissa Martinez the deputy vice president of research. In a survey from UniDosUS, almost 8 in 10 Latino voters are upset about how President Trump treats the immigration process. For many Latino familys being able to come to United States is like having a fresh start and being able to get away from whatever life they were living before. For years the U.S. has been seen as a beacon for other countries to come to take refuge, a new life, a safer life. But they are now being told that their familys could be torn apart from the new policys put in place after living here for 10+ years is almost as if they are being deprived of basic human rights.

     In some interviews Martinez has said that "theres increasing discrimination and hate crimes with being regarded as suspect of crimes in your own country" A lot of the reason in this past election President trump struggled in states that have large Latino populations such as Arizona and Texas who have in the past always been heavy Republican. Latinos were the biggest minority in voting polls in 2020 being at a high 13.3% of the polls coming in more than black voters.

How big of a part did Immigrant Voters play in the 2020 Election?

     In this election many areas with large populations of Latinos, Asians, or include any number of immigrants had one similar thing in common, they had the power to shift to the left when in previous electrions which were orignally heavily red. You could see this most notably in cities such as Chicago, New York, California, Florida, and the boarders of Texas and Arizona. In Chicago precincts with a lot of immigrants which were 30% or more born abroad from NYtimes, saw more people turning out than in 2016.  But not all communities felt the same... in some areas more than 50% Lations showed an increase in ethusiasm for the president.

    

                                      (Heat map of Democrat and Republican presincts in Florida)

While Many areas flipped to Blue states Mr Trump saw many increases as well. In more predominantly black and fewer immigrants Biden received less votes than the previous runner Mrs Clinton, while Mr.Trump votes increased. As in most big cities examined with high counts of immigrants tended to shift towards Bidens direction. Over all, Trumps margin in precincts fell when he had overwhelminly won in the past election in 2016. In San Antonio, the nations biggest majority Latino city, Turnout was up nearly 30 percent from 2016. This just proves in Areas that have heavy involvment with immigrants had a significant effect on the polls. in a city like Houston which is prodominantly White was heavily for Mr. Trump but in San Antonio which has a high Latino population and is near the boarder had a very different outcome. To conclude, With in the last four years the immigration progress has been treated so wrong by tearing familys apart from deporting Latinos who came to this country 30 years ago after working like every American.

 

Works Cited

Cai, Weiyi. "Immigrant Neighborhoods Shifted Red." NYtimes, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2020, www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/12/20/us/politics/election-hispanics-asians-voting.html. Accessed 17 Jan. 2021.

Cilluffo, Anthony. "Early Look at the 2020 Electorate." PewSocial Trends, Pew Research Center, 30 Jan. 2019, www.pewsocialtrends.org/essay/an-early-look-at-the-2020-electorate/. Accessed 17 Jan. 2021.

Hansen, Claire. "2020 Candidates Stand with Immigration." US News, usnews.com, 12 Sept. 2019, www.usnews.com/elections/immigration-2020. Accessed 17 Jan. 2021.

Jones, Jeffery M. "U.S. Say Immigration Most Important Problem." Gallup, News Gallup, 21 June 2019, news.gallup.com/poll/259103/new-high-say-immigration-important-problem.aspx?g_source=link_NEWSV9&g_medium=related_tile1&g_campaign=item_1675&g_content=New%2520High%2520in%2520U.S.%2520Say%2520Immigration%2520Most%2520Important%2520Problem. Accessed 17 Jan. 2021.