And you think that is new?
No. I have family from south Texas. They left because they didn’t want to live in north Mexico. But they (the illegals) now are on the path to citizenship. In the past, they mostly did not vote for fear of being deported. Now they, and more importantly their children, will.
Texas will flip blue in presidential elections soon. Between the Hispanic, the displace Californians, and the Yankee’s moving to where the jobs are, it is only a matter of time. Most expect it by the 2020 elections, more than a few expect it by 2016.