The United States presidential elections are going to be held on August 8, 2016 in line with the stipulations of the countries constitutions. Candidates are currently on their campaign trails in aim of convincing voters to cast ballots in their favor when the day of voting comes, but first need to win nominations from their respective parties. Many issues determine the influence of different voters in different regions, including policies on immigration. Following is an analysis of Hillary Clinton’s policy stand on immigration and how it will have an effect on voters outside her constituent and in turn whether it will help her win the popular vote in the State of Texas.
Hillary Clinton, who is seeking the Democratic Party nomination, has been showing a sense of compassion to immigrants unlike other candidates. She claims that she does not want to have undocumented persons living in the United States deported back to their countries of origin but rather set them up on a process to acquire citizenship. She has had endorsements from eight major immigration lobbyist announced. Hillary Clinton has also called for a stop or raids and deports persons living in the United States without documentation and running from violence in Central America. She has also called for more funding for attorneys dealing with immigration to handle the asylum cases and believes that the country should provide refuge to them that need it.
According to the University of Texas (p. 1), a majority of Texans have the belief that issues concerning the security of the country’s border and immigration are the most significant problems that the United States faces. A major 51 percent of Republicans had the view of border security and immigration as the most significant problem in the state compared to only 9 percent of the Democrats (“Majority of Texas”, p. 4, 2014). It is therefore logical to conclude that the candidates’ policies on immigration will carry a lot of weight in deciding whether they get to win the popular vote in Texas or not. Research indicates that a major 54 percent of registered voters in Texas were in agreement that all immigrants with no documentation be deported back to their countries’ of origin immediately while only a minor 30 percent of registered voters in Texas were in disagreement of the move (“Majority of Texas”, p. 3, 2014). 73 percent of registered voters in Texas had the belief that the United States government should place more restriction and control to persons entering the United States than those that are currently in existence while only 21 percent were in disagreement (“Majority of Texas”, p. 6, 2014). A slight majority of 54 percent of registered voters in Texas were in agreement that immigrants currently living in the U.S should immediately be deported (“Majority of Texas”, p. 7, 2014).
The data presented in the previous paragraphs indicate a number of notable issues. There is a strong indication that in Texas, we have a case where the majority or at least the slight majority differ on opinions with Hillary Clinton’s policy on immigration and border security. While Hillary Clintons is not in agreement with the immediate deportation of people living in the United States without documentation, a slight majority of the voters in Texas agree that they should be deported. She also thinks that any person seeking refuge in the U.S should be welcomed while a majority of registered voters in Texas are of the opinion that more strict laws should be put in place.
In light of this discussion, it is unlikely that Hillary Clinton will reach to individuals outside her constituency and win the popular vote in the state of Texas.
- “Majority of Texas Voters Want Tighter Immigration Laws, UT/Texas Tribune Poll Shows” UT News. July 22, 2014. http://news.utexas.edu/2014/07/22/immigration-law-texas
