More Democrats Support Mass Deportations, Removal of Criminal Migrants, New Poll Shows
Americans — including Democrats — have grown more supportive of mass deporting illegal immigrants and booting those who have broken the law out of the country, according to a new poll.
The survey found that some 80% of voters supported “deporting immigrants who are here illegally and have committed crimes” — a five-point jump from April when just 75% of those polled favored giving the “worst of their worst” a one-way ticket out of the US, a new Harvard/Harris a new Harvard University/Harris poll shows.
The uptick since April was seen across party lines, and was most pronounced among Democrats, many of whom have vehemently opposed President Trump’s nationwide illegal immigration crackdown.
According to the poll, 71% of Democrats now support deporting criminal migrants, compared to 63% in April — an 8-point increase in just one month.
Republican support held steady but still inched up from 89% in April to 90% in May, and the proportion of independents in favor jumped from 73% in April to 79% a month later.
As for deporting any immigrant in the country illegally, 56% of polled voters expressed support, a modest 1% increase since the poll was conducted in April. However, the rise in support takes an interesting turn when broken down by party affiliation. (Read more from “More Democrats Support Mass Deportations, Removal of Criminal Migrants, New Poll Shows” HERE)
