Sorry, Bob, that's just not true.
In 2012, Texas Hispanics voted:
Obama: 70%
Romney: 29%
Ted Cruz: 35%
Paul Sadler(D): 65%
This poll comes from Latino Decisions.
Here's the link:
“Ted Cruz: 35%
Paul Sadler(D): 65%”
That’s not bad - and Bush was able to hit 40%. The ones that I work with are certainly not a cross-section of Hispanics - they are better educated and have something to lose - but it does show that they are not “owned” by Democrats, and these numbers show the same.
The problem for Democrats that it will take A LOT MORE Hispanics to give them the votes they need if even 35% of them are willing to vote Republican - and that assumes the number is fixed. Inch it up to 40% and they’re almost useless to Democrats if Republicans can hold the white vote.
That’s why the Dems STILL aren’t getting anywhere in Texas. If the black population were swapped with the Hispanics here (in percentages), we would already another California.