[Iwo Jima]

Well, you could refer to Dan Patrick's race results and the results of the stateside poll in the Republican primary. You could also listen to Houston talk radio. There may be some actual statistics (Dan Patrick probably has some on his website), but I can't quote them off the top of my head.

I just know from personal experience and observation that this is so, at least in this part of Texas.

No one will win state wide office as a Republican who does not agree with what I will call the Dan Patrick position and expressly rejects the George Bush position on immigration.

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No one will win state wide office as a Republican who does not agree with what I will call the Dan Patrick position and expressly rejects the George Bush position on immigration.

I doubt that that's true. The number one issue for the vast majority of Texans is this school finance plan, currently under debate in a special session of the lege. If Perry gets one passed that is revenue neutral, he's a shoo-in for governor, as are Dewhurst, Abbott, and others on the Republican slate.

Most voters are not single-issue, nor is immigration their top priority.