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It also refers to a political faction in the electorate, comprising about 11% of voters, that has interests and values aligned with that group: https://www.ncro
by rayiner 2y ago
It also refers to a political faction in the electorate, comprising about 11% of voters, that has interests and values aligned with that group: https://www.ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-voices/what-if-we-had-five-political-parties-rather-two https://www.ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-voices/what-if-we-had-.... E.g. knowledge workers who benefit from globalization and upper middle class people who benefit from cheap labor provided by illegal immigrants.
- woooooo 2y agoThe republican core of exurban/rural ownership class benefits far more directly from immigrant labor than the liberal professional class. Professionals might have a housekeeper or get their lawns done, but they're not employing a kitchen or construction site full of people.
- rayiner 2y agoWhat percent of republicans do you think employ illegal immigrants lol. This isn’t 1980.
- woooooo 2y agoI'm saying that the people who employ illegal immigrants tend to be republican small business owners. They're not a majority of republicans but they are the heart of the party in the way educated professionals are for the dems.