These are people who have broken our laws. They have every right to get health care and education in the country they come from. A majority of Texans agree. Sixty-one percent of Texans believe illegal immigrants and their children should be denied benefits. Thirty percent want to provide them and 9 percent of Texans don't know.
Margin of error is plus or minus three percentage points.
Texans also want the government to do more on the environment and spend more on schools. Most think they're personally better off and the country is in better economic shape than four years ago. The only exception is immigration. Analysts say immigration continues to divide Americans as it increasingly becomes a political issue. The Texas Poll showed a wide split among racial and ethnic groups on denying benefits to illegal immigrants.