Texas Tribune by Ross Ramsey
"The economy, unemployment and jobs are the most important issues facing the country, while immigration and border security top the list of the biggest problems facing the state, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll.
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"On the state list, 40 percent put either immigration or border security at the top. (Only 8 put those issues at the top of the national list.) The economy, unemployment and jobs topped the lists of just 26 percent of respondents.
"Obviously, the economy dominates the national issue agenda," says Daron Shaw, a government professor at UT who oversees the UT/TT poll with his colleague Jim Henson. "But it is interesting how prominent immigration continues to be with respect to voters' views of the state. Perhaps even more interesting is how the issue has divided Republican officials and consultants; the fear of long-term Hispanic backlash is pitted against the substantial lure of Anglo majorities favoring a harder-line on immigration policy."
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