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Subscribe to RSSAlthough the Latino vote could very well decide the upcoming presidential election, Hispanics no longer make up the fastest-growing immigrant group in the United States.
That honor instead goes to immigrants from Asia, according to a new study by the Pew Research Institute.
The study shows that, from 2000-2010, the annual arrival of Hispanic immigrants declined from 59% of all immigrants to 31%, while Asian immigrants increased from 19% to 36%.
Overall, the Asian-American population in America reached a record 18.2 million in 2011, bringing the demographic to 5.8% of the U.S. population -- a surge from 1% in 1965.
By comparison, however, there are 52 million Latinos in the U.S., or 16% of the population.
Politically, Asian Americans in the U.S. tend to vote Democratic. According to Pew, half of them are Democrats or lean toward the Democratic Party; only 28% identify as Republicans.
Asian Americans also view President Obama in a more favorable light, with a 54% approving of his job versus 44% for the general public who do. According to 2008 Election Day exit polls, Asian Americans supported Obama over John McCain by a 62%-35% margin.
On a broader political ideology scale, 55% of Asian Americans prefer a larger government with more services, while only 36% support a smaller government. Those numbers for the general populace are essentially reversed, with 52% supporting small government and 39% favoring bigger government.
When it comes to social issues, Asian Americans support same-sex marriage by a 53%-35% margin, and 54% believe abortion should be legal (versus 37% who say it should be illegal).
But how important will the Asian-American vote be in 2012, especially in key battleground states? The Asian-American populations in Nevada and Virginia are 6.2% and 4.9%, respectively, according to the U.S. Census Bureau data.
The populations in Florida and North Carolina, however, are much smaller, making up only 2% in each state. The states where Asian-Americans mostly reside are (in order) Hawaii, California, New Jersey, and New York.
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Yes indeed, back to the immigration issue, the real issue!
Enough of the Issa Witch hunt.......
Hey great! The Repubes have another group out there that they can piss off........
Obama/Biden 2012
Sure Chilled, Fast and Furious will go away just like that.
I know that is what Obama is hoping.
Don't bet on it.
And Immigration being the "real issue"
Have you been paying attention to the economy? The American Public has.
Cuz, it appears the White House has not.
Check out the latest right track/wrong track numbers?
Oh, poor, dear chilled.
Dude, O just blow'd it up, Trickey Dick Style.
Executive Priv., and no National Security issues in sight.
BAM!
Immigration issue?
More like pander issue.
But seriously chilled, don't you think Asians are disadvantaged. Mexicans just have to walk across the border to get free education, free birth control, free medical .... Asians have to take a plane or a boat.
That's simply not FAIR!
And since they are the new fastest growing voting block and they are obviously disenfranchised future voters .... how is Obama is going to pander to them .... give them Florida addresses and offer absentee ballots if they promise to come here illegally someday?
I just love the new libbie meme - forget about Fast and Furious, it's all about the jobs.
Really. See I thought it was all about dogs, contraception and immigration.
Ouch.
SO just what was O doing about jobs in '09? in '10? last year?
Whoops.
Enough of the Issa Witch hunt.......
Yes Chilled, A witch it is.
Remember the last time you Repubes play politics with security issues? Does Valerie Plame ring a bell? Only this time,when you @!$%# wads start outting agents, the results could be a lot worse. But that's ok, it'll just give you more bull@!$%# fodder that you can try blaming on the president ......
Obama/Biden 2012
Hi GT.....When I heard that report last night, I thought exactly the same, this will be the next group the right wingers will go after, they always have to have a boogeyman to blame their ills on or to form a conspiracy around.
Thanks for the shout out yesterday, hope all is well with you.
Obama sure knows how to fire up the Republican base.
Another large group of people that are not Caucasian that pose a problem for the repug party. Things are looking worse for the repugs with each passing day.
Looking at the numbers as shown in the article, Asian-Americans more fully support the democrats and have little in tune with the repug ideology.
When it comes to immigration and voting, the repugs are being backed into a corner of which there will hopefully be no escape.
Issa = full of sound and fury, signifying nothing!
Issa should really take a look at the WMD thingy!.....Oh, one more thingy, is Issa up for reelection this year?
creating 4.2 million jobs, as if you didnt know. and those Repubs you dk heads voted in office, how many jobs have they helped create? they lost over 1 million, and they did it purely for political reasons.
Feisty Redhead is once more the first poster. This happens so often that it's clear that she is posting from the MSNBC newsroom as soon as the stories are posted. Just another liberal hack working for liberal hacks. For your information Feisty, it's not an opinion if you are posting what you are told to post. Also, how many employees at MSNBC are posting under that name?? Your posts have even less credibility than MSNBC.
Danny-Boy,
Remind me again why I care what you think? lol
Hope you feel better after your baseless little rant!
Let it all out Danny - all that pent up anger isn't healthy!
Funny I could of sworn it was chilled!
What's the matter, did you run out of fingers to count on?
Hey GT-2021701, Do you remember what President Obama said about President Bush’s use of executive privilege?
Bill-2010238 Different horse, different race.
Ah, Dan, I see the paranoia continues with the rwnj's. What else is new?
For poor Bennie, who seems less able to come up with a coherent post, this:
Report: Media Ignores Rep. Issa's Alleged Criminal past. Jan. 11, 2011. Media Matters.
Pretty good run down, including arrest and conviction.
Have someone read it to you Bennie.
Asians love the Clintons -- Hillary in 2016!
Issa -- Where are the jobs?!!!
Man it sure got fugly over there... FAST!
I had to leave, the level of intelligence was like reading graffiti written in crayon on a gas station bathroom wall!
Complete with spelling errors, lack of punctuation & enough grammatical errors to make my *eyes roll*
Oh Feisty, we all know your eyes can roll into the back of your head already.
It goes with the ability of your head to spin around, ala the exorcist.
More bad news for Team Blue.
I guess I can understand why you would want to get out.
Funny thing is - what Feisty describes in the new normal around here.
I've been trying to tell you libbies this for a while. the media has done it's level best to cocoon you all, but Obama is just too incompetent to keep all the bad news hidden from you.
Enjoy, and remember, next week you get Obamacare tossed, SB 1070 upheld, more bad economic news, and of course a whole lotta Fast and Furious.
That's the best you got this morning? lol
Perhaps you might want to get some rest instead of leaving your droppings all over FR until the wee hours of the morning...
Poor dear, you're really off your game today! ;o0
Keep deflecting Red, It's what you do best.
But sooner or later the talk will turn to the economy. My guess is around the end of the month when the June numbers are worse than the May numbers.
Then all we have to do is sit back and wait for November.
Face it Red, Obama has failed. His policies are a disaster and the one thing he spent all his capital on is about to be tossed next week as "Unconstitutional".
Tough times for the Constitutional Law Prof.
Spanky,
I've been trying to tell you libbies this for a while.
I can attest to that. So, do you have a I told you so dance?
You're lecturing ME about deflection? lmao!
Now that is some priceless @!$%#!
Take a nap - you need it!
Good morning Feisty!
Poor dear, you're really off your game today!
I'll go you one step further Feisty. Spanky has never been on target about anything other than to mirror the republican voice of doom and gloom. She like the other repugs would like nothing less than for the American people to suffer so they can point their bony fingers trying to say it's all Obama's fault.
Has anyone else noticed that Spanky seems to be unable to post a rational statement or for that a matter a comment other than than a 'reply' to what someone else says? I think she's afraid to take center stage and feels more comfortable in the true repug spirit of saying something is wrong while being incapable of finding and posting a solution.
How cute - the little house mouse peeps in!
See, here's your problem honey, it's called the Electoral Map! lol
Hey Brian!
Actually I referring to the idiot who hides behind SpankMe's apron! ;o)
One of the best things I ever did was put SpankMe on ignore author!
To many brain cells die reading his gibberish!
Ah, I dance everyday.
To many brain cells die reading his gibberish!
Isn't that the truth?!
Although I've never put anyone on 'ignore' or collapsed a comment, his/her (Spanky) would probably be good reason for many to do so.
The person just sits in the cheap seats taking shots at what others say while being incapable of original thought or simply afraid that another might be able to rip apart his/her comments.
A brilliant summation of our little para-legal who is a legend in his own mind!
The incessant questions while refusing to answer ANY becomes old & boring! ;o)
The sweetest words in the English language are:
Spanky- Ignoring author
Hey Feisty, redhead Beast,
and now we have the watch dog Amy also. Having a bad day? are you?
For some of us this is not our paying job and we multitask, unlike you who is probably in bed with you laptop hitting F5 all the time. we are not writing for the NYT. Get a life and some ---------.
LOLOL!!! please, where was your outrage while Bush STARTED gun running? oh yeah , you dont care when it a Republican.
what tools you all are spanky. Get back to work flipping burgers spanky.
You know it Sister! lol
Cut off the food supply & eventually they starve...
Although I've never put anyone on 'ignore' or collapsed a comment, his/her (Spanky) would probably be good reason for many to do so.
nomo - Why not? The little "Skid-mark" has me on ignore. I guess what's good for the goose is good for the gander....
BCA bitching about others deflecting, how classic.
Or, GT, as Willard would say..."what's sauce for the goose ......."
Willard only knows about those expensive, probably French, sauces!
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate is charged with solicitation of a minor and his case has been bound over to a grand jury.
Hey Nashville Fan, is this one of the fellas that you have been donating your hard earned money to?
Rick Scott just put Asians on his phoney purge list.
Asian immigrants increased from 19% to 36%.
There goes the grading curve.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate is charged with solicitation of a minor and his case has been bound over to a grand jury.
WCA - Just goes to show ya that any nutbag can run for office in this country. A good example is our Tea-Bag Congress.......
I there any group of people other than white republican men that these right wingers like?
Its a shame Clements didnt have executive priv 7 yrs of lawyers and reputation and it involved steriod shots not guns that are killing people.I would have bet a 100.00 dollars yesterday that this was going to happen.Its a shame this country is run that way I would rather see Presidents and girlfriends rather than Guns given to people that kill agents.