Donald trump’s recent criticism of the California forest management is one of the many gibes against the “Golden State”. Why is it the Republicans so popular to hate California?
As the forest fires in California devastated, with dozens dead and more than 1000 Missing people, tweeted the US President that the cause was in poor forest management. In the same breath, he, the “Golden State, threatened” to withdraw Federal funds.
Once again it went against California, which is cited by Republicans as a Prime example to show what dangers are lurking behind one of the Democrat-led government. Swipes are not uncommon: “The Democrats want us to be like California,” said the Republican Senator from Texas, Ted Cruz, in his recent election campaign, “of Tofu on silicone to the dyed hair.” His party colleague, Adam Laxalt, from Nevada, made the fear of the California Regulation to the Central statement of his election campaign – sometimes unsuccessfully. And the Republicans in Florida have warned that the democratic candidate for Governor, Andrew Gillum wants to bring in “taxes on California level.”
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Democratically dominated
One in every eight Americans lives in California. Of the nearly 40 million-strong Federal state, has the largest ethnic diversity of the country. Its citizens vote in a majority for the Democrats. In the recent Midterm elections, the party won even more votes: Each state occupied a position of leadership in a democratic Hand, in two California deputies ‘ houses, the party has a comfortable majority. Republicans are sown in the management rar, in many places they do not occupy the post once a Deputy. Even independent candidates hold more selected features as a Republican politician.
It was not always so: in Spite of Hollywood, the Hippie movement and the Anti-Vietnam war demonstrations, there was in the state most of the time, and between Democrats and Republicans. “California is, in fact, the Janus-face of American politics,” says political analyst Sherry Bebitch Jeffe, who has taught at the University of Southern California. Even if the state is now solidly in democratic hands.
What has changed? The Demographics. In 1970, four out of five of California’s citizens were white. In 1998, the proportion was only 52 percent, while Latinos make 30 percent, Asian-born elf, and Afro-Americans, seven percent.
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Immigrants on the rise
The turning point in California politics, the Republican Governor Pete Wilson caused when he was almost 25 years ago, for a legislative initiative with the illegal immigrants access to public services, including schools and the health system – denied. The teachers and staff of the health system, should even to report such migrants to the authorities. The courts declared to be unconstitutional, so that this law was never in force.
The legislative initiative, however, had the effect that now, more and more Latinos went to the policy – and by a large majority in the democratic party. After they conquered political functions.
“This development has been accelerated by the fact that California is limited by voters’ decision, the terms of office of public Authorities,” says Jeffe. “The officers were mostly white men, who had to retire. And of course, it is always much more difficult against an incumbent than to apply for a vacant Post. This has opened the administration for women and members of ethnic minorities.”
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Stove of resistance
According to official data, White in California are now in the majority, they make up even less than 38 percent of the population. The largest group is Latinos, with 39 percent. The fastest growing group of the population is now of Asian origin, with 15 percent; African-Americans make up six percent.
Another reason why Trump and the Republicans to shoot broadsides against California, the democratic politicians who come from here: Nancy Pelosi, the minority leader in the U.S. house of representatives, Senator Kamala Harris, Governor Jerry Brown and Eric Garcetti, the mayor of Los Angeles – you oppose loudly against all the projects of the President since taking office.
“California is in the crosshairs of Donald Trump, because the Governor and all other state officers are Democrats,” says Jeffe. “The Jurisdiction is under the control of the Democrats – and they stand 180 degrees in Opposition to Trump, with regard to the Central concerns of the Californians. We are regarded as the hearth of the resistance movement against him.”