Anti-Trump sentiment is making Latinos more eager to vote in 2016, according to a poll released Thursday.

America's Voice and Latino Decisions found that 48 percent of registered-voter Hispanics are more enthusiastic to cast ballots in 2016 than they were in 2012. Of that group, 41 percent attributed their enthusiasm to Donald Trump Donald John TrumpObama calls on Senate not to fill Ginsburg's vacancy until after election Planned Parenthood: 'The fate of our rights' depends on Ginsburg replacement Progressive group to spend M in ad campaign on Supreme Court vacancy MORE's presence in the race.

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"There’s a feeling that the Latino community is under attack, and we’re seeing that reflected in voting preferences and unfavorables toward the Republican Party. In fact, the GOP is helping to make Latino political identity more cohesive," said Sylvia Manzano, principal of Latino Decisions.

The desire to stop Trump was by far the strongest motivating factor to vote, followed by support of Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonWhat Senate Republicans have said about election-year Supreme Court vacancies Bipartisan praise pours in after Ginsburg's death Trump carries on with rally, unaware of Ginsburg's death MORE, at 16 percent, and support of Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersKenosha will be a good bellwether in 2020 Biden's fiscal program: What is the likely market impact? McConnell accuses Democrats of sowing division by 'downplaying progress' on election security MORE, at 13 percent.

Support for and opposition to Ted Cruz Rafael (Ted) Edward CruzSenate Republicans face tough decision on replacing Ginsburg Cruz: Trump should nominate a Supreme Court justice next week Renewed focus on Trump's Supreme Court list after Ginsburg's death MORE both registered at 3 percent.

Immigration policies had a large effect on voters' approval of specific candidates and their parties.

Trump was judged the most anti-immigrant candidate in the race, with 71 percent of respondents rating the businessman as a 1 on a 1-to-10 scale of most anti-immigrant to most pro-immigrant. As a corollary, 78 percent said Trump's immigration policies would make them less likely to vote Republican.

Cruz, who in February said "anyone here illegally that's apprehended should be deported," fared better among respondents on the scale, receiving mixed reviews. Although 16 percent rated him as a 1 — most anti-immigrant — 17 percent gave the Texan a 5, and 14 percent said they didn't know.

Only 55 percent said Cruz made them less likely to vote Republican.

"This election cycle has injected immigration into the national political debate in an unprecedented way, and this polling brings home in stark reality the fact that Latino voters feel personally targeted by Donald Trump and the Republican Party as a whole," said Frank Sharry, executive director of America's Voice.

Clinton and Sanders were more favorably rated on this scale. They were rated as most friendly to immigrants (10) by 21 percent and 16 percent of respondents, respectively.

The perception that Democratic candidates are more pro-immigrant was shown to help their party with the Latino electorate: 64 percent said they were more likely to vote Democratic because of Clinton's views, and 63 percent said the same of Sanders.

Hispanic voters were also shown to have split views on what policies affect the country as a whole and which affect the Latino community specifically.

Asked what issues were most important for the next president and Congress, 36 percent of respondents chose the economy, followed by 29 percent for immigration.

Regarding issues affecting Latinos specifically, 41 percent said immigration and 24 percent the economy.

Pew Research estimated that a record 27.3 million Hispanics will be eligible to vote in 2016, but anti-Trump enthusiasm might not be enough to counter the demographic's traditionally low impact on elections.

Turnout among Hispanics is usually low, particularly among millennials — almost half of eligible Latino voters — and many live in states that are not battlegrounds, such as California or Texas.