HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A new survey by the University of Houston and Texas Southern University shows Texans are split on President Trump’s immigration policies, with 51% of registered voters approving and 49% disapproving.
Researchers said there was a strong generational split between older generations and younger generations.
According to the study, baby boomers had more positive views towards the administration’s immigration policies, while younger generations, like Gen Z, had more negative views.
The data showed Latino voters were also split on these policies — 58% of Latinos disapproved and 42% approved of this administration’s approach to immigration, according to the survey.
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There was also a difference in how men and women within the community felt about these policies. Almost half of men approved, while only 36% of Latina women approved.
“Overall, older Latinos and male Latinos tend to be far more supportive of the Trump administration’s immigration policies. Younger Latinos and women Latinos tend to be far less supportive and tend to disapprove of the administration’s approach to immigration,” Rice University Political Science Fellow Mark Jones said.
Deploying the U.S. military to the border to prevent unauthorized crossings had the highest approval from survey-takers, while the least popular policy was the administration’s decision to suspend most asylum applications.
Jones said a majority of Texans still support the administration’s plans, but are starting to feel differently when the policies impact people they don’t consider a “threat to society.”
“Some Texans are beginning to see people who they consider to be good members of the community being either targeted with deportation or unable or unwilling to engage in acts in the public that they used to do because of the fear of being deported,” Jones said.
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