A Republican Stronghold at a Crossroads
How might immigration reform change Texas politics?
Texas was once so solidly Democratic, it was one of those Southern states where people were fond of saying they’d even vote for a “yellow dog” before voting for a Republican. Not anymore. In recent decades, however, along with much of the South, Texas has turned diehard Republican. Will that change again, as Latinos become a dominant voting bloc in the coming decades? It’s already clear that because of its history, immigration politics are less polarized in Texas than in some other states (hence the oddity of Gov. Rick Perry …
