The Republican Party Can’t be Trusted
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Florida and Texas are sold as the glittering proof of Republican success, bastions of growth and prosperity that supposedly show the world how conservatism wins. Step past the billboards and glossy press releases, however, and another reality emerges. These states have become sprawling multiracial bazaars, unrecognizable to the generations who once made them strong. What is marketed as dynamism is in a slow-motion erasure, a betrayal dressed up as victory.
Republican leaders never tire of touting the economic achievements of their flagship states. Florida and Texas have indeed experienced substantial economic growth, with Florida’s economy expanding significantly since the 1990s and Texas becoming a magnet for business relocations. These states boast lower taxes, business-friendly regulations, and impressive job creation numbers that Republican politicians cite endlessly during campaign season.
Texas has positioned itself as the energy capital of America while diversifying into technology and manufacturing. Florida has built a robust tourism industry alongside growing aerospace and agricultural sectors. Both states have experienced population booms, with Texas gaining two additional congressional seats and Florida gaining one seat following the 2020 census. This growth has been celebrated as vindication of conservative economic policies.
Yet this supposed success story masks a demographic catastrophe that Republican leaders refuse to acknowledge. The very population growth they celebrate represents the replacement of the existing American population with foreign migrants who fundamentally alter the character and political trajectory of these states.
Beneath the veneer of economic prosperity lies a demographic transformation so radical it represents nothing less than the peaceful conquest of American territory. The numbers are staggering and undeniable.
Florida’s demographic shift has been particularly dramatic. The state’s non-Hispanic White population plummeted from 83.1% in 1990 to an estimated 51.5% in 2020 — a significant decline of nearly 32 percentage points in just 30 years. This represents the transformation of Florida from an overwhelmingly White majority state to one approaching majority-minority status. The Hispanic/Latino population exploded from 12.2% in 1990 to 26.5% by 2020, with this group accounting for over half (53.8%) of the state’s total population growth between 2010 and 2020 alone. The non-Latino population increased by a mere 8.7% during the same period.
Texas has undergone an even more striking demographic transformation, culminating in a historic milestone: for the first time, Hispanic and Latino residents now constitute the largest demographic group in the state. They make up 40.2% of the population, surpassing the 39.4% of Texans who identify as non-Hispanic White. The scale of this shift becomes even clearer when viewed historically — in 1990, non-Hispanic Whites represented roughly 60.6% of the state’s population. Between 2010 and 2020, minority populations accounted for 95.3% of Texas’s population growth of nearly 4 million people, with non-Hispanic Whites contributing only 4.7%.
International migration has been the primary driver of these changes. In 2024, Florida had the highest rate of international migration in the nation. Natural increase has also favored younger, more diverse populations, as Hispanic families maintain higher birth rates than non-Hispanic Whites. These demographic projections suggest the trends will continue through at least 2050, with Texas Hispanics expected to comprise 42.7% of the population by mid-century while non-Hispanic Whites decline to 28.6%.
The scope of immigration—both legal and illegal—feeding this transformation is massive. Florida hosts approximately 5.0 million foreign-born residents as of 2023, representing 22% of the state’s population. While the majority have legal status, Florida maintains between 590,000 and 770,000 illegal immigrants, representing the third-largest illegal alien population nationally. Texas hosts 5.5 million foreign-born residents (17.9% of the population), including an estimated 1.7 million illegal aliens—nearly three times Florida’s illegal alien population and 5.6% of the state’s total population.
The demographic transformation of Florida and Texas becomes even more damning when considered alongside the Republican Party’s comprehensive political control of these states. This is not a case of Democrats implementing open borders policies over Republican objections—this is Republican-enabled mass migration occurring under complete GOP dominance.
Florida Republicans have held trifecta control for 26 out of 36 years (72.2%) from 1990 to 2025. The state achieved Republican trifectas in two distinct periods: 1999-2009 (11 consecutive years) and 2011-2025 (15 consecutive years of ongoing control). Even more telling, Florida Republicans achieved supermajorities for 8 years, holding two-thirds majorities in both legislative chambers during 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, and 2024.
Texas Republicans have maintained even more consistent control, holding trifecta control for 23 out of 36 years (63.9%) with 23 consecutive years of Republican control from 2003 to 2025. Texas Republicans achieved supermajorities for 6 years: 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2020, with the Republican supermajority peaking in 2010 when Republicans gained 101 of 150 House seats (67%).
The Republican supermajority grants exceptional powers, including the ability to override gubernatorial vetoes, fast-track controversial legislation, and pass constitutional amendments without Democratic support. Yet despite wielding this unprecedented power for decades, Republicans have presided over demographic changes that would make the most radical open borders advocate proud.
At the federal level, both states maintain Republican supermajorities in their congressional delegations. Florida’s congressional delegation consists of 22 Republicans out of 30 total members (73.3% Republican), while Texas fields 27 Republicans out of 40 total members (67.5% Republican). These Republicans control key committees and hold significant influence within the national party yet have proven completely ineffective at limiting immigration flows into their own states.
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