The Hispanic population has a high birth rate and Republicans are worried about the future

The Hispanic population has a high birth rate and Republicans are worried about the future A report released on Tuesday by the Morris Institute of Public Policy at State University said that the Hispanic birth rate in the state has been...

The Hispanic population has a high birth rate and Republicans are worried about the future. A report released Tuesday by State University's Morris Institute of Public Policy said that the Hispanic birth rate in the state has been higher than that of other ethnic groups in recent years, inferring that Arizona is likely to transform from a staunchly Republican state to a Democratic state in less than two decades. Under current law, babies born in the United States automatically become U.S. citizens, regardless of whether their parents immigrated legally, and have the right to vote when they turn 18. Mainstream society has always believed that Hispanics have traditionally registered and voted at lower rates than other ethnic groups, and that this group of people is likely to prefer to vote for independents rather than Republicans after gaining the right to vote. But according to the report, by 2030, the number of Democrats in the state will equal or exceed that of Republicans. This situation has not occurred since 1984. The release of this report is bound to reignite the political debate in the state Legislature over whether children of illegal immigrants should enjoy citizenship rights because they were born in the state. Sen. Ron Gould, a Republican from Lake Havasu, sponsored a bill last session that would have required state health departments to provide two types of birth certificates: one for children of citizens or permanent legal residents, and one for children of people without either status. Gould said on Tuesday he hoped the report would prompt the U.S. Supreme Court to address a long-avoided issue regarding the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which states that "all persons born in the United States are citizens of the United States and of the state in which they reside." Many Republicans believe that this amendment was produced during the American Civil War and is outdated and will only encourage illegal immigration. Gould denied that he shared the fears of many Republican lawmakers that a growing Hispanic population in the state would shift votes toward Democrats. He said, "If our border problems are solved, illegal immigration and drug trafficking are effectively curbed, I believe that many Latino votes will vote for the Republican Party. I believe that our family values ​​and work ethics are better suited than the Democratic Party." Although, Gould's theory remains to be seen, but in the history of the state, Hispanics have a record of being more friendly to the Democratic Party. In 2010, the Pew Hispanic Center found that 71% of Hispanic voters in Arizona supported Terry Gold as governor, while only 28% supported Republican Zhen Brewer. In the end, Brewer won because only 54% of the people voted. Similarly, only 40% of Hispanics supported Republican McCain's re-election, and McCain's defeat was related to the low Hispanic turnout. According to 2010 census figures, one-third of Arizona's population is Hispanic, accounting for 40% of the birth rate that year. No wonder Republicans have a sense of crisis.