But here is the question: have immigrants flooded Trump country? The results are even more stark if we focus on the places that went most strongly for Trump, or the 10% of counties we might call Deep Trump Country, where 80% or more of the population voted for him. On average, someone living in Deep Trump Country lives in a county where 3.3% of the population is foreign born, which is a lower share of immigrants than the U.S. overall has ever had. But this big change in places that are being left behind is not because of immigrants, and in Deep Trump Country the number of immigrants is very very low by historical U.S. standards. On the other hand, getting rid of immigrants might mean Trump voters don't hear as many scare stories on Fox News at night about immigrants ruining someone else's community.

Source: Forbes April 28, 2018 13:12 UTC