Are there significant differences in the voting pattern of native-born Hispanics citizens and newly naturalized Hispanic citizens?
Yes. Foreign-born (naturalized) Hispanic voters are 50% more likely to register as Democrats than native-born Hispanic voters and they voted for Obama over McCain by a 78% to 22% margin. That segment has now grown to 33% of all Hispanic voters. If Congress passes a new amnesty program for fifteen million illegal aliens, we can expect to see that figure rise to 50% by 2016, which means a proportionate rise in Democratic voter registrations. 8. Do the voting patterns of newly naturalized Hispanic voters differ significantly from the voting patterns of other immigrants who become citizens? Not historically, but Hispanic immigrants (especially those who entered the country illegally) tend to have lower education and job skills than other immigrants, and those characteristics affect party registration in a Democrat direction. For that reason, immigrants tend to register and vote Democratic. Party affiliation changes over time with increased income and family relocation to more affluent neig
