A new USC report warns of possible political blowback if Republicans continue to try to block the expansion of President Obama’s deportation relief program. The report, released Wednesday by the USC Center for the Study of Immigrant Integration, looked at the demographics of children whose parents would benefit from Obama’s […] Read more »
In the U.S., diversity is the new majority
A just-released Census Bureau report shows that by 2044, whites will no longer comprise a racial majority in the United States. By then, the nation — like today’s Los Angeles — will be made up of a kaleidoscope of racial groups, including Latinos, blacks, Asians, Native Americans and multiracial Americans. […] Read more »
For 2016, candidates count, but don’t ignore fundamentals
… What CPAC underscored was not just how wide open the Republican nominating contest is at this early stage — not exactly new news — but also how much more substantial the 2016 field of prospective candidates looks compared with the 2012 field. Setting aside applause meter readings or straw-poll […] Read more »
63% of Republican Millennials favor marijuana legalization
Support for legalizing marijuana has rapidly outpaced opposition, with a slim majority (52%) favoring its legal use as of October 2014. That trend is driven largely by the Millennial generation, who support marijuana at much higher rates than their elders. CONT. George Gao, Pew Read more »
Opposition to immigration reform is a winning strategy for Republicans
Some Republicans are so opposed to immigration reform that they are willing to withhold funding for Department of Homeland Security just to fight back against President Obama’s executive order on immigration. To many observers, this in politically foolish. In their minds, the country’s increasing racial diversity makes it risky to […] Read more »
What the DHS Standoff Reveals About the GOP Demographic Dilemma
Although the congressional standoff over the Department of Homeland Security is being framed as a debate over national security, it is, at its core, the latest example of the GOP divide over how to tackle immigration reform. For a party that is already facing demographic challenges and shrinking Electoral College […] Read more »