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Texas GOP's Latino gamble falters as immigration policy alienates South Texas

Republicans banked on Trump's 2024 gains with Hispanic voters to hold newly gerrymandered districts, but deportation crackdowns are fracturing the coalition.

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What to know

  • Texas Republicans redrew districts last year expecting Trump's 2024 Latino support to hold in 2026, but immigration enforcement and economic pressures are fracturing that coalition.
  • A Cook Political Report/TelevisaUnivision poll shows only one-third of Texas Hispanic voters approve of the president's job, and nearly two-thirds oppose deportation policies.
  • South Texas business leaders say immigration raids are disrupting construction and other industries dependent on immigrant labor, damaging the GOP brand in the region.

“Trump's share of the Texas Latino vote grew each time he ran from about a third in 2016 to 55 percent in 2024.”

Liz Landers, PBS NewsHour correspondent · PBS NewsHour ↗

Texas Republicans District mapmakersMario Guerrero Regional builders association leader, South Texas business ownerRep. Monica De La Cruz Republican congresswoman from South TexasBobby PulidoBobby Pulido Democratic congressional candidate, Tejano music artist

Texas GOP's Latino gamble falters as immigration policy alienates South Texas
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    Republican candidates facing South Texas voter backlash over immigration stance

    Local business leaders report that the Republican brand is damaged in South Texas among Latino voters and entrepreneurs. Even Republicans like Rep. Monica De La Cruz, who back border enforcement, face pressure from constituents on immigration policy.

    “Right now, if you're a Republican candidate, at least in South Texas, a lot of the people that I speak to, which are business owners, if you have the stamp of a Republican on you, it doesn't look very good.”
    — Mario Guerrero

    • Stupidity is a trait that unites all Americans regardless of race or background.

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    Immigration crackdowns and costs splinter GOP coalition in South Texas

    PBS reporting shows immigration raids are disrupting construction and other industries that rely on immigrant labor. A Cook Political Report and TelevisaUnivision poll finds only a third of Hispanic voters approve of the president's job performance, and nearly two-thirds say they're less likely to support candidates backing deportation policy.

  3. background

    Texas Republicans redraw congressional map targeting Latino voters — Texas Republicans redraw the state's congressional districts, betting that Latino voters who supported Trump in 2024 would anchor their electoral strategy for 2026.