The 86 amnesty transformed the political landscape in California, which swung from red to solidly blue on the strength of newly naturalized Hispanic voters and their citizen children. (As of 2009, about 40 percent of amnesty recipients have become citizens.) And in 2012, 70 percent of Hispanic voters some of whom were naturalized through amnesty, or are related to people who were voted for Barack Obama over Mitt Romney, painting a worrisome picture for the Republican Party, which has had trouble making inroads with the fast-growing demographic.
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Prior to '86 California, the state with the most electoral college votes was a solid red state. Shortly after the boneheaded amnesty legislation that Reagan forced down America's throat turned California solidly blue within a few years. Now the easy California win makes a Democratic President nearly a sure thing!
It also turned states like NV, CO and NM and pushed other states into swing states.