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It’s because legal immigrants are overwhelmingly well educated so they vote like the average well educated American does. It also doesn’t help that the current GOP is more or less openly racist so a vote for them goes against basic self preservation.

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Right, but you should be able to see that the “why” doesn’t really make any difference here, the effect is still the same. D’s remain motivated to keep immigration high, R’s remain motivated to bring it down.

Saying "Republicans are just uneducated racists, so immigrants don't like them" may be convenient, but it's an oversimplification at best. It doesn't explain voter dynamics in Florida, for instance.

That’s not what I said at all if you read my comment. I said immigrants, who are educated, vote like the rest of the educated do.

I also said because the GOP has racist policies, it’s actively hostile to immigrants.

Your oversimplification is a straw man.

It does explain some, no? How much of the Cuban immigrants that vote republican immigrated with visas like H-1B (employer sponsored)?

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