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Border crisis concerns now crossing the partisan divide - What's Your Point?

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Published  February 25, 2024 11:14am CST
What's Your Point?
FOX 26 Houston

Border crisis concerns now crossing the political divide

Polling by the University of Texas found that 40% of Democrats now support physical barriers on the border. 44% support the deployment of additional state troops, and 35% said they favor immediate "mass deportation" of the undocumented.

HOUSTON - Governor Greg Abbott further ramping up his border security effort with the establishment of a forward operating base - a "fort", if you will, on the Rio Grande.

 New numbers tell us fewer and fewer Texans are objecting to these efforts.

 In fact, polling by the University of Texas found 40% of Democrats now support physical barriers on the border - can you say "wall" 

44% support the deployment of additional state troops and 35% said they favor immediate mass deportation of the undocumented.

 panel - while still certainly in the minority among "all" democrats - I found these numbers incredibly significant.