DALLAS (AP) — Texas Democrats say the solution for dealing with the thousands of immigrant children pouring into the country is a softer, more measured policy response, while state Republicans emphasize clamping down on the U.S.-Mexico border first and tackling everything else later.

Both sides agree a “humanitarian crisis” is unfolding, but the difference in how to frame the approach underscores deeper fissures on immigration, with each party declaring its view is the key to wooing voters among the state’s booming Hispanic population.