The authors analyze the impact of migration from Venezuela on the domestic policy of the United States. According to the data for 2017, more than 11 percent of immigrants to the United States from South America are Venezuelans, and the same figure for 2016 was close to 9 percent, which indicates a fairly sharp increase in the number of refugees. An active influx of Venezuelans may be one of the key factors in the future US 2020 presidential elections. The largest diaspora of Venezuelans in the United States lives in Florida, which will be one of the key states in the future presidential election campaign. In connection with the potential loss of Republican’s positions in such an important region as Florida, it is necessary for the administration of Donald Trump to reconsider its policy in the state. In addition, representatives of the Democratic party are greatly interested in increasing influence in the state. Thus, the authors conclude that the administration of Donald Trump generally benefits from the crisis in Venezuela, as it will help to carry out a number of domestic political reforms aimed at economic protectionism and tackling of immigration.

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In this article, the author considers the influence of migration processes on the organisation and conduct of elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation of the VIII convocation The migration agenda can influence the electoral campaign in the context of two main vectors — the direct influence of migrants on voting and the factor of the impact of migration processes on the public opinion of voters from among the representatives of the old-time population In addition, the study examines the positions of political parties and actors regarding migration processes in the context of the formation of a general discourse of their election programs — both parliamentary and non-parliamentary Particular attention of the work is focused on the situation in the unrecognised republics of the South-East of Ukraine, the population of which is actively acquiring the citizenship of the Russian Federation and, accordingly, will be able to directly participate in the elections of the deputies of the lower house of the Russian parliament.