The share of US adults who say immigrants are “good” jumped from 64% to 79%
Just a few months after President Donald Trump returned to his office Large expulsionthe share of American adults who say immigration is a “good thing” for the country has jumped significantly, including among Republicans. New Gallup Polling.
About eight in 10 Americans, or 79%, say immigration is a “good thing” for the country today, up from 64% the previous year, a high point of trend for nearly 25 years. Only about two in 10 adults in the US say immigration is a bad thing, starting from 32% last year.
During Democrat President Joe Biden’s term in office, negative immigrant views rose significantly, reaching high points before Republican Trump took office. New Gallup data suggest that American adults are returning to more immigrant views that could complicate his second-term sweep deportation promotion. Americans’ views on immigration policy have changed dramatically last year, including Republicans who have been far more satisfied with immigrant levels since Trump took office last year, but who have illegally supported the country’s path to citizenship.
The broader trend also shows that public opinion is generally far more advantageous to immigrants than it was decades ago.
The majority of us say immigration is good
Americans’ more positive views on immigration are driven primarily by changes between Republicans and independents.
About two-thirds of Republicans now say immigrants are “good things” from 39% last year. And the number of independents has moved from about two-thirds of last year to 80% of this year.
Democrats have maintained an overwhelmingly positive view of immigration over the past few years.
The proportion of Americans who want to reduce immigration has dropped significantly
Since Trump took office, Republicans have been more pleased with the level of immigration in the country.
The proportion of Americans who wanted to “decrease” US immigration fell from 55% to 30%. Currently fewer Americans want to reduce the number of people coming to the US from other countries, but they want the immigration levels to be kept the same rather than the immigration levels seeking higher levels of immigration. About four in 10 people said that immigrants should be kept at current levels, and only 26% said that immigrants should be increased.
The poll suggests the keen anti-immigrant views of Republicans highlighted before the November election. Returning Trump to the White House – Most of it has declined. Last year, he said the proportion of Republicans who should reduce immigration should fall from 88% to 48%. Now, nearly four in 10 Republicans should remain the same level of immigration, with only one in 10 wanting to increase.
While much of that Republican movement may likely come from support for the Trump administration’s strict immigration enforcement, Gallup’s polls also show signs that Republicans are likely to illegally support the channels of immigrants to citizenship within the country, and see benefits from immigrants that could oppose their priorities.
More Americans are supporting the path to citizenship
Most Americans prefer to allow immigrants living in the United States to illegally become U.S. citizens if they meet certain requirements over a period of time, polls show.
Approximately nine in 85% of US adults support the path to citizenship for immigrants who are illegally taken to the US just like children, and almost as many say they illegally support the path to citizenship for all immigrants in the country, as long as they meet certain requirements.
Increased support for the channel of citizenship comes primarily from Republicans, with about six in 10 supporting it from 46% last year. There was already a great deal of support between independents and Democrats.
Support for illegally deporting immigrants in the country has also declined completely, but it has declined significantly. About four in ten US adults have supported illegal deportation of immigrants in the country for about six months.