… illegal immigration and at the same time welcomes and celebrates legal immigrants, champions legal immigration, Americans by choice. That's what Ronald Reagan called legal immigrants. But let me tell you, We did polling of the Hispanic community in the state of Texas. You know what the number one issue in the Hispanic community in the state of Texas was? Jobs and the economy by 52%. Immigration, 5%. Gave you the answer. It ain't the answer. Just to suddenly talk about immigration and forget everything else. I'm going to suggest instead a different path, which is that as Republicans, we need to embrace what I call opportunity conservatism. (11:17–11:33)
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Asserts that jobs and the economy are the top issues for the Hispanic community in Texas, not immigration.
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