Political power shifts to the West and Southwest. Florida and Georgia benefit too.
It's called geo-politics.
Tom
Andrew English wrote:
> I may be wrong, on this, but isn't reapportionment of congressional seats
> based on population, regardless of whether the
> residents are voting citizens?
>
> In that case, California would gain seats and other states lose them with or
> without an amnesty.
>
> -Andy English
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nathan Newman <nathan.newman at yale.edu>
> To: lbo-talk at lists.panix.com <lbo-talk at lists.panix.com>
> Date: Friday, February 18, 2000 8:40 AM
> Subject: RE: Clinton/Sweeney Amnesty Plan
>
> >
> >
> >>On Behalf Of Tom Lehman
> >>
> >> Yeah, I guess that explains those California types like Richard
> >> Nixon & Ronald
> >> Reagan and whoever the next California anti-christ turns out to be.
> >
> >The point is that Nixon and Reagan types are history in a California that
> >promises to be one of the solid Democratic states in the country.
> Remember,
> >California is now one of the only states in the country with a Dem Gov and
> >two Dem Senators (Maryland and Hawaii I think the only others). And that's
> >no accident. It is becoming of the highest density union states along with
> >being one of the most racially diverse.
> >
> >This was hidden for a number of years because so few latinos were voting.
> >Half the population was non-white, but only 20% of the electorate was
> >non-white. Prop 187 encouraged a backlash where resident aliens who had
> >never gotten their citizenship did so and registered, while others were
> >inspired to get politcally active.
> >
> >Perception is only slowly catching up with reality, but the reality is
> going
> >to be that California is going to be producing some of the most solid
> >progressive and pro-labor politicians for the next generation.
> >
> >> This Clinton/Sweeney illegal alien amnesty plan will only skew
> >> things even more
> >> towards banana republic style politics in the USA.
> >
> >What the heck does that mean? As opposed to the horrors out many Midwest
> >governors (who you normally document)? The new California legislature has
> >been pounding out pro-worker legislation, from restoring daily overtime
> over
> >eight hours per day of work to requiring agency fees from all public
> >employees with recognized unions - where other states are trying to destroy
> >the dues collection of public employees.
> >
> >If California is a banana republic, then all hail the land of fruits :)
> >
> >-- Nathan Newman
> >