A new UC Davis study draws on 75 in-depth interviews of Florida Puerto Ricans conducted in Orlando, Florida, during the 2016 presidential election period from July 2015 to February 2016. (Getty Images)
A new UC Davis study draws on 75 in-depth interviews of Florida Puerto Ricans conducted in Orlando, Florida, during the 2016 presidential election period from July 2015 to February 2016. (Getty Images)

A Growing Political Influence: Puerto Ricans in Florida Supportive of Immigration, UC Davis Research Suggests

Might Have Broad Social and Political Implications

Puerto Ricans living in Florida, the largest swing state in the country, are mostly supportive of undocumented immigrants, a political attitude that might have broader social and political implications than political candidates and policymakers realize, suggests a University of California, Davis, study.

The study contributes to immigration, race and Latino scholarship by uncovering the nuance and complexity of Latinos’ contemporary politics, specifically looking at the 2016 presidential election, said the study’s author, Ariana J. Valle, assistant professor of sociology.

The study, “‘He begins by targeting Mexicans and he will end with Puerto Ricans:’ unpacking Florida Puerto Ricans’ politics of immigration,” was published last month in the journal Ethnic and Racial Studies.

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