Overview
- The Texas Trends 2025 survey of 1,650 registered voters conducted Sept. 19–Oct. 1 (±2.41%) reports 51% approval and 49% disapproval of the administration’s overall approach to immigration.
- Support varies sharply by identity and age: 90% of Republicans approve versus 13% of Democrats, with approval at 62% among white Texans, 42% among Latino Texans, 23% among Black Texans, 58% among men and 45% among women, and 37% for Gen Z versus 59% for Baby Boomers and the Silent Generation.
- Majorities back several enforcement steps — military at the border 58%, state and local detention help 54%, expanded detention 51%, increased workplace ICE raids 50% — and 58% support ending in-state tuition for undocumented students.
- Suspending most asylum applications is the lone policy with majority opposition, with 58% disapproving and 42% approving.
- Texans split on economic impact, with 47% expecting the policies to weaken the state economy and 41% expecting gains, aligning with a Dallas Fed warning that reduced immigrant labor participation could slow job growth.