Immigrants I know did not leave family and friends behind to travel thousands of miles to reach a place that was a carbon copy of the place they just left.  They came here for a better life than that.

A country offering better economic opportunities for those who work hard and acquire marketable skills,   safety, security and freedom, and quality health care and education is top of mind for most new immigrants.

When the CPC focuses on these practical issues and has appealing policies and a solid track record in dealing with these issues it garners a lot of support. 

The CPC won the highest % of the new immigrant vote in 2011 and even in 2015 received 1% higher voting support from new immigrants than from old stock voters.  

And new immigrants coming here for opportunity, freedom, safety and security also tend to identify with conservative social values.

Ibbitson is right about the political and economic importance of immigration.

Let us remember this in May at the convention!