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Wolfy Jack's avatar

There seem to be some odd findings here. For Latinos, they are less likely to want stricter laws re refugees and asylum seekers yet more likely to want less people. That is contradictory in that if you don't want stricter laws you will have more entrants. Also it was odd that there was a zero number among Latinos who wanted more refugees and asylum seekers when every other group was 15-25%.

On how the youth identify I dont see any figure for all people so there is no comparison available to other age groups and I think it should be noted that as a group young people are still more liberal and voted for Harris more than the older age groups though clearly less so than in the recent past though unclear how it compares with the pre Trump years.

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Howard Winet's avatar

As a scientist, I know that assuming these polls are valid requires some "faith". But the lesson they teach is not old. We cannot hope to build a civilized society, with some basis in evidence from sociobiology, until we stop obeying our "paleolithic"(see E.O. Wilson) genes, by stereotyping. Racism, ethnocentrism and ideologies/religions depend on the certainties of stereotyping. I am a gringo who grew up with a Mexican-american stepmother and siblings. I currently have a black mulatto family. Within both there were/are members who I value as friends, and others, who I love only because they are family, but otherwise, while respecting their opinions, avoid. Intermarriage, AI-aided personalized medicine and de-politicizing of our public schools, seem to be valid paths to recognizing that each person is worthy of respect as an individual, not just stereotyped as a number in a group to be manipulated.

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