Citizenship. Some 17% of Hispanic eligible voters in Texas are naturalized U.S. citizens, compared with 8% of all Texas eligible voters. Hispanic eligible voters in Texas are more likely to be native-born citizens (83%) than are Hispanic eligible voters nationwide (74%).
83% of eligible Hispanic voters in Texas-are native born. It doesn't say how long the Hispanics have been in the US, but I have long thought that Texas would have a larger percentage of native-born and well established Hispanic families than on average in the US. And the 25%-30% of Hispanic voters who vote Republican probably come more from the families that have been in the US the longest.
And I'd bet the Texas Hispanics are more likely to be conservative than California Hispanics.
I think amnesty would be suicide for the GOP, and that 80% or more of those new arrivals would vote Democrat at the first oppportunity.
And I’d bet the Texas Hispanics are more likely to be conservative than California Hispanics.
I would agree with that premise.