More than 50 percent of Hispanic Texans want a border wall, based on a recent survey published by the University of Texas and Texas Politics Project.
According to their study, the majority of Hispanic Texans support the construction of a border wall amid the border crisis that grapples the nation.
Immigration has been at the forefront issue in time for the 2024 presidential elections, and Biden’s open border policy has created nothing but an influx of ‘asylum-seekers’ and a resources problem, especially in Democrat-led cities that claim to be “sanctuary cities.”
Since Biden began his term, a total of 7.2 million immigrants entered the US-Mexico border, in just last year the Customs and Border Protection recorded 2.4 million encounters.
To resolve this, most Texas voters suggest a stringent border policy, including the construction of a physical barrier to restrict violators.
The poll asked Texans if they were for or against the building of walls on the border between Texas and Mexico.
Thirty-seven percent of Hispanic respondents said they “strongly support” this, while 19 percent said they “somewhat” support the border wall. Twenty-two percent strongly oppose and 12 percent somewhat oppose the wall, while an additional 10 percent said they do not know how they feel about it.
In total, 65 percent of all Texans support Governor Greg Abbott’s wall, while 57 percent are in favor of the razor wires and buoys.
Additionally, two-thirds of respondents support the additional deployment of state police and military personnel to support border security.
Among them were 51 percent of Hispanic voters who supported the move.
Moreover, at least 56 percent of Hispanic voters slam President Joe Biden’s immigration policy and border security, while only 26 percent approve.
Meanwhile, a University of Houston survey in early February showed that at least 47 percent of Latino voters in Texas favor Trump over Biden.
For the upcoming Super Tuesday primaries, 86 percent of Latino Republicans want the former president against its lone rival, Nikki Haley. In the Democratic primary, 55 percent of Latinos want Biden, while 45 percent are undecided.
The former president’s support among Texas Latinos comes mostly from men, Cross added, while Hispanic women are more likely to vote for Biden.
The UH study also found that 72 percent of the respondents think Biden was too old to be president, while only 40 percent think the same for the former president.
Trump’s growing support among Latinos in effect could also be a good sign for Republicans who are gunning for other key seats in November, especially Sen. Ted Cruz.
Cruz is seeking reelection after almost losing his seat in 2018 against Democratic challenger Collin Allred.
