Louis DeSipio, a political science professor at UC Irvine, agreed, asserting that Republicans’ response to immigrants represented a “snap back” from the party’s 1994 stance. “It really reflects a change among conservatives in California,” he said, adding that the results were “a pretty striking finding.” DeSipio was also surprised by the response from California voters who identified as having no party preference -- 83% of voters in that group said immigrants make the U.S. a better place.

For the full story, please visit https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-10-16/la-me-california-immigrants-poll.

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