Even though Donald Trump has two Hispanic rivals and, early on in his campaign, alienated many in the Hispanic community with his controversial comments on immigration, most Latino Republicans want him to be their party's 2016 White House nominee, a new poll revealed.

Thirty eight percent of GOP voters who identified as Hispanic backed the real-estate tycoon in the survey conducted by the Beck Research for the American Federation for Children, which primarily focused on issues surrounding school choice.

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Meanwhile, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, whose father is a Cuban immigrant, was supported by 15 percent of Latino Republicans; former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who is married to a Mexican native, received the backing of 14 percent; and Marco Rubio, also born to Cuban parents, garnered the support of just 8 percent, according to the survey.

Deborah Beck, the researcher who conducted the poll, told the New York Post that the findings may come as a dismay to those who believe that the GOP will eventually choose an "establishment" candidate over Trump, who has been the party's front-runner for months.

The poll was conducted between Jan. 19 and Jan. 24, among 1,100 likely voters nationwide.

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"If you're trying to stop Trump, this poll should trouble you," Beck said. "This poll finds that he's building a committed base of voters. Trump is proving to be Teflon, and despite his statements about Hispanic voters, 38 percent of Hispanic Republicans back him."

Among Democrats, meanwhile, Hispanics also clearly favor their party's front-runner, Hillary Clinton, over her toughest challenger, Bernie Sanders, the survey received. Fifty-two percent of Latino Democrats want the former secretary of state to be their 2016 nominee, while 38 percent favor the Vermont senator.

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