POLL: America Remains Split on Who Belongs Here
Nearly half of voters say deport “most” migrants, half say deport “hardly any.” Trump sits in the middle, disliked but still leading on the issue.
WASHINGTON — They asked 2,500 people what they think of Donald Trump’s immigration crusade. Half the country said: He’s going too far. The other half said: Good, send them back.
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The Washington Post/Ipsos poll found 44 percent approve of Trump on immigration, 55 percent disapprove. But the question that matters in Washington isn’t about percentages — it’s who voters trust to run the show. On that, Republicans still win: 42 percent say the GOP is better on immigration, compared to just 29 percent for Democrats.
In kitchens across America, it comes down to the same tired argument: a father who says the country’s being “invaded,” a daughter who says her classmates are being deported. Out on the street, ICE vans crawl past taquerías and construction sites, looking like predators. In polling data, those fears harden into numbers.
Asked about the deportations that have dominated the headlines, 47 percent of Americans said “nearly all” or “most” of those removed should have been deported. Fifty percent said less than half or hardly any. A dead heat. A mirror image of the country itself.
Trump’s overall job approval sits at 43 percent, disapproval at 56 percent. Just one in three call him “honest and trustworthy,” but a slim majority still think he’s a strong leader. That’s the story of Trump in a single poll: distrusted, disliked, but still not dismissed.
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If Trump had migrant families beheaded in the streets, 44% of people in this country would say, "If you don't want your head chopped off, come here legally!"
Actually I like the USG program of paying illegals $1000 plus free airfare. And the right to apply to return in the future. Sounds great. Over 1 million have already voluntarily left America. Lets Make Central America Great Again!