In the wake of Mitt Romney’s narrow loss to President Obama, much has been said about improving Republican outreach to Hispanic voters. While that is true and necessary, there is another neglected voter demographic with whom the GOP can make more immediate and significant headway: Asian-Pacific Islanders.
In a national election decided by 4 points or less, tiny pools of voters are crucial. Asians are America’s fastest-growing immigrant community, and Asian voters constitute 2 percent to 7 percent of registered voters in half of the traditional 10 swing states. This isn’t exactly classified information, yet Team Romney seemed oblivious to it.
Shared conservative values make Asians the best potential citizens for rapid integration into Republican Party. For example:
» Economic achievement makes Asians the immigrant group most rapidly assimilated into the middle class in U.S. history.
» Asian-Americans enjoy longer marriages and have fewer children out of wedlock, and their families are more intact than the general population’s.
