2008 Woodie Awards
Illegal immigration, electoral votes
Courtesy of the Daily Reveille, LSU
Issue date: 9/26/08 Section: Editorials
Amid lipstick smears and distortions from both presidential candidates, a forgotten issue that was once the biggest concern of this election cycle has largely faded from public consciousness: illegal immigration.
If John McCain really wants to distance himself from Barack Obama in the polls, it will require yet another Maverick flip-flop. His newfound stance on illegal immigration could help rally the conservative base and have a direct impact on this and future elections.
Aside from the burdens posed by illegal immigrants on crime, job security, taxes, wages, social security and drug trafficking, illegal aliens are slowly eroding the power of American voters.
Though illegal immigrants don't have an effect on the popular vote, they are changing the electoral vote, and this change benefits Obama.
Hispanic voters historically vote Democratic, and as reported by USA Today in July, Hispanics will become decisive swing votes in future elections.
With the Hispanic population set to double to 30 percent by 2042 because of relatively higher birth rates and immigration - and with leaders like Obama and McCain who support amnesty for illegal aliens - this traditionally Democratic-leaning population will likely tip future elections in favor of Democrats.
USA Today reported the Hispanic vote is now large enough to determine outcomes in key battleground states, like Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada and Florida.
Familial and cultural ties effectively concentrate legal and illegal immigrants together with ethnically similar foreign-born populations.
With 70 percent of the foreign-born population living in just six states, the Center for Immigration Studies expects this rearrangement to continue for decades, resulting in changes to the U.S. House of Representatives and Electoral College.
The distribution of seats in the House is referred to as apportionment, which is based on states' total population and includes illegal immigrants. A national census is taken every 10 years to apportion seats in the House, but as CIS reported, the Constitution offers no method for apportionment, nor a method for compiling total population for apportionment. Currently, the resident population includes illegal aliens.
If John McCain really wants to distance himself from Barack Obama in the polls, it will require yet another Maverick flip-flop. His newfound stance on illegal immigration could help rally the conservative base and have a direct impact on this and future elections.
Aside from the burdens posed by illegal immigrants on crime, job security, taxes, wages, social security and drug trafficking, illegal aliens are slowly eroding the power of American voters.
Though illegal immigrants don't have an effect on the popular vote, they are changing the electoral vote, and this change benefits Obama.
Hispanic voters historically vote Democratic, and as reported by USA Today in July, Hispanics will become decisive swing votes in future elections.
With the Hispanic population set to double to 30 percent by 2042 because of relatively higher birth rates and immigration - and with leaders like Obama and McCain who support amnesty for illegal aliens - this traditionally Democratic-leaning population will likely tip future elections in favor of Democrats.
USA Today reported the Hispanic vote is now large enough to determine outcomes in key battleground states, like Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada and Florida.
Familial and cultural ties effectively concentrate legal and illegal immigrants together with ethnically similar foreign-born populations.
With 70 percent of the foreign-born population living in just six states, the Center for Immigration Studies expects this rearrangement to continue for decades, resulting in changes to the U.S. House of Representatives and Electoral College.
The distribution of seats in the House is referred to as apportionment, which is based on states' total population and includes illegal immigrants. A national census is taken every 10 years to apportion seats in the House, but as CIS reported, the Constitution offers no method for apportionment, nor a method for compiling total population for apportionment. Currently, the resident population includes illegal aliens.
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HernandezUSA
HernandezUSA
posted 9/26/08 @ 9:39 AM CST
Dear Americans of ALL RACES if you do not like illegal Aliens then do something about!
Continue Pressuring Senate to Pass H.R. 6633; House-Passed CR Contains Short-Term E-Verify Extension. (Continued…)
susan
posted 9/26/08 @ 3:03 PM CST
The National Popular Vote bill would guarantee the Presidency to the candidate who receives the most popular votes in all 50 states (and DC).
Every vote would be politically relevant and equal in presidential elections. (Continued…)
mygirlboo
posted 9/26/08 @ 4:54 PM CST
I cannot believe that illegal aliens should be allowed to corrupt our voting procedures. These activist groups tell these uneducated people about the Boston Tea Party and the concept of "no taxation without representation. (Continued…)
Buzzm1
posted 9/26/08 @ 9:27 PM CST
A July report showed that in, 7, out of the, 10 metro areas, with the highest foreclosure rates, Hispanics represented between 33, and 50, percent of the population. (Continued…)
kelly
posted 9/28/08 @ 6:06 PM CST
I live in a city that used to be nice. Now it is 87% Hispanic and the biggest concentration of illegals in California. I know what I am talking about. (Continued…)
yesterday's hero
posted 9/28/08 @ 8:27 PM CST
Kelly,
I sympathize with you completely. Unfortunately, no one will ever deal with this. Despite the obvious evidence of communities being destroyed by both legal and illegal immigrants from Mexico and other Hispanic countries we can't speak of it. (Continued…)
Helen
Helen
posted 10/01/08 @ 7:32 PM CST
I can't believe I am reading this in a Illinois University newsletter. (LOL). Don't you know you are in a Sanctuary State? I agree it's bad enough Daley has the machine in Chicago and anyone not endorsed by him will not win an election, this tip in power of Illegal Hispanics in our elections has to stop. (Continued…)
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