Greg Abbott’s border security policies are popular among Texas voters, including Texas Hispanics, and help explain Donald Trump’s lead over Joe Biden in Texas.
For the past three years, the Abbott administration has repeatedly clashed with the Biden administration over immigration and border security. This conflict reached its peak in 2023 with, among other things, the passage of legislation authorizing a record $3.5 billion annual expenditure of Texas tax dollars on border security, as well as the passage of Senate Bill 4, which makes illegal immigration a state crime in Texas and empowers Texas law enforcement to arrest illegal immigrants.
The survey also found far more approval for Abbott’s than Biden’s handling of the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border. While 54% of likely voters approved of Abbott’s handling of the situation at the border, only 24% approved of Biden’s handling of the situation at the border. Conversely, while 44% disapproved of Abbott’s handling of the border situation, 73% disapproved of Biden’s handling of the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Texas Republicans have made immigration and border security one of their top planks for the 2024 campaign. The more Texas voters evaluate candidates based on their border and immigration policies, the better Republicans can expect to do in Texas in 2024.
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