Dems seize on midterm rout to demand ICE reform but polls reveal a twist in who prioritized immigration
Democrats are seizing on their sweeping midterm victories to demand immigration reform, even as polling shows economic concerns far outpaced it as a priority for both Democratic and Hispanic voters.
Key points
- Pre-election polling conducted by Fox News Voter Poll, showed that for 45% of polled Hispanic voters, the economy was the most important issue facing the country, followed by the state of democracy for 26% of voters and then immigration at 15%.
- FOX NEWS VOTER POLL: HOW DEMOCRATS TOOK CONTROL OF THE SENATE For Hispanics voting in Texas, polling followed a similar trend with the economy the number one issue for 45% of voters, the state of democracy for 25% of voters and immigration for 15%.
- GOP NEEDS TO PROVE IT AGAIN During a 60 Minutes interview, Trump said some of his deportations policies were "too tough"and that a deal with Democrats was "doable." Miguel Valenzuela, a business owner in Texas who joined American Families United for the Nov.
"Whoever wants to get our support in ’28 has to prioritize immigration reform, period," Rep.-elect Bobby Pulido, D-Texas, who defeated Republican Rep.
Additional details
- Monica De La Cruz in South Texas, said last Wednesday at a news conference alongside fellow Texas Democrats pushing for immigration reform.
- But Fox News Digital polling showed 27% of Republican voters ranked immigration as their top issue, compared to just 3% of Democrats.
- Some winners are casting the results as a mandate to challenge President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown and putting prospective 2028 Democratic presidential candidates on notice.
- "People see that inflation is higher than when he took office, and America is involved militarily in more places than they were under the Biden administration, and that's not what they thought they were getting." HISPANIC VOTERS ARE NATURAL CONSERVATIVES.
- He campaigned on affordability while tying Trump's immigration enforcement raids at worksites to workforce shortages that hurt the economy.
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