houston republican ted cruz hop sweep nominate victory home state texas erode donald trump tap conservative anger immigration poll show cruz u.s. senator texas poise win state nominate contest tuesday big vote day far 2016 race result see essential keep alive chance win party nomination could stop short thresholds require sweep 155 delegate republican convention national front-runner trump rival win enough vote cruz need resound victory possible stay competitive day trump expect put dominant performance state vote super tuesday interview two dozen voters texas suggest trump anti-immigration platform include build mexico-funded border wall deport millions illegal immigrants could present cruz big weakness real estate mogul senator propose similarly tough policies prevent illegal immigration many texans credit trump vault top issue election largely tough outrage tone rather policy differences trump honest enough say think scar say say sharon neil 68 fort worth vote trump republicans texas home 1.5 million undocumented immigrants rank immigration third important problem face country compare seventh overall nationwide accord reuters/ipsos poll fan trump twice likely nationwide cruz supporters say immigration top issue scott ragno 39 another trump supporter fort worth say trump tone immigration attractive build fence right answer know definitely think something curb problem cruz strong base support among texas grassroots tea party activists high-profile endorsements include state governor greg abbott lead recent poll texas get 42 percent support cbs news poll release sunday compare 31 percent trump cruz lead 39 percent trump 26 percent nbc news/wall street journal poll day cruz 's lead trump texas however show sign decline accord poll aggregate huffington post since two launch campaign june selected=cruz trump win majority vote texas district allow candidate sweep district 's delegate candidate get sweep additional category 47 delegate win majority vote statewide outcome unlikely cruz trump vent immigration get-go call mexican immigrants rapists drug dealers campaign launch june rally recount incidents americans kill illegal immigrants cruz pledge build wall republican debate thursday criticize trump give money politicians try overhaul immigration laws include offer new protections people country illegally cruz argue trump inconsistent criticize hire foreign workers instead americans work florida hotel fact four decades donald trump support open-borders democrats cruz say monday san antonio nobody support open-border democrats 40 years care secure border trump hold rally fort worth friday pack convention center hall raucous supporters hit back say cruz toughen stance immigration lately mainly voters houston fort worth areas describe concern immigration range overcrowd school crime cultural change want immigrants say neil trump supporter say felt immigrants take toll public school system issue close heart daughter-in-law teacher son study education additional report chris kahn edit richard valdmanis stuart grudge article fund part sap independently create reuters editorial staff sap editorial involvement creation production trump 's immigration outrage pose challenge cruz texas