1 in 3 fears immigrants influence US elections: AP-NORC poll

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

PHOENIX (AP) — With anti-immigrant rhetoric bubbling over in the leadup to this year's critical midterm elections, about 1 in 3 U.S. adults believes an effort is underway to replace native-born Americans with immigrants for electoral gains.

About 3 in 10 also worry that more immigration is causing native-born Americans to lose their economic, political and cultural influence, according to a poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Republicans are more likely than Democrats to fear a loss of influence because of immigration, 36% to 27%.

Those views mirror swelling anti-immigrant sentiment espoused on social media and cable TV, with conservative commentators like Tucker Carlson exploiting fears that new arrivals could undermine native-born citizens.

In their most extreme manifestation, those increasingly public views in the U.S. and Europe tap into a decades-old conspiracy theory known as the “great replacement,” a false claim that native-born populations are being overrun by nonwhite immigrants who are eroding, and eventually will erase, their culture and values. The once-taboo term became the mantra of one losing conservative candidate in the recent French presidential election.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/1-in-3-fears-immigrants-influence-us-elections-ap-norc-poll/ar-AAX502C

Nothing new under the sun.

[Cracklin Charlie]

1. We're all immigrants.

Also, human beings.

What the hell are they so afraid of?

[CrispyQ]

2. 2 in 3 fear GOP influence in US elections. -nt

[ck4829]

3. Scratch someone who says "All lives matter" and "no hyphens"

And you'll find "white genocide" underneath.

[superpatriotman]

4. This is what happens

When our side doesn't clearly answer or debunk incessant rw talking points about 'open borders' which ooze from every rw maw.

Democrats are horrible at messaging. This is not surprising.

[maxsolomon]

10. Xenophobia has been a constant in American history

since the Irish started coming before the Civil War.

[secondwind]

5. Illegals are known for avoiding voter registration, voting booths, etc

They stay away from any place that says “can I see your ID” please.

[Vogon_Glory]

7. They do that. They don't care to be noticed.

Trying to vote in an American election if you’re a foreigner, particularly if you’re an undocumented foreigner, not only attracts the attention of security services, but can get you deported. That resident aliens of whatever status have learned the principle of. “Not Being Seen” hasn’t occurred to Amurrican wingnutz.

[KPN]

6. "Native born Americans"?! Where the fuck do people think we all came from? Geezuz. What

really pisses me off is that my maternal grandmother's family (on the paternal side of course -- surname-wise that is) came over here on the first ship after the Mayflower at Plymouth Colony -- in 1620 or 21 -- and I don't even consider myself "native".

It also pisses me off that a lot of the whackadoodles (Ted Cruz for example) are 1st or 2nd generation Americans. I've personally bumped into several 1st generationals who consider themselves "libertarian" of all things. Stilkl can't figure that one out.

[Vogon_Glory]

8. Ted Cruz wasn't even born in the US.

He was born in Canada.

[KPN]

9. That's right! I forgot about that. That pisses me

off even more; and wants to fuck up our country and, in the process, fuck people over primarily for his own ego and benefit.

I will never understand people like that!

[Samrob]

11. same 33% that hates immigrants. nt

[muriel_volestrangler]

12. Kicking - and that 27% of Democrats figure is worrying

The full report: https://apnorc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Immigration-Report_V15.pdf

Media is influential - but something is driving those Democratic numbers up too:

On page 3:

However, key differences exist among the attitudes of cable news viewers when it comes to belief in
Replacement Theory. While roughly a fifth of Americans (17%) believe in both the questions measuring
Replacement Theory, this belief varies widely by cable news preference. Belief in Replacement
Theory is much higher among OANN/Newsmax viewers (45%) and Fox News viewers (31%) than it is
among CNN (13%) or MSNBC viewers (11%).

Questions: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: There is a group of people
in this country who are trying to replace native-born Americans with immigrants who agree
with their political views.
How concerned are you that native-born Americans are losing their economic, political, and
cultural influence in this country because of the growing population of immigrants?

You might say the 2nd question "native-born Americans are losing their economic, political, and cultural influence" can be a question of "realism" about an effect. But it does say "concerned". It seems like a gateway opinion to the conspiratorial "there is a group of people ...".

And the Buffalo massacre has shown what that's a gateway to.