New poll analysis from Strength in Numbers suggests President Donald Trump’s immigration policies are “not popular” as one might think, especially after “you dive into the specifics.”
Data analyst G. Elliott Morris argues that immigration polling has shown general support for deportations but has also shown that support significantly dwindles once voters are asked about more specifics.
Morris quoted “various pollsters” who asked, “if they would support deporting immigrants who have been here more than 10 years (as in the case of Abrego Garcia), U.S. adults said ‘no’ by a 37 percentage point margin.”
However, he did note, “The only policy Americans really favor is deporting unlawful immigrants who have been accused of violent crimes. (And here, they are not asked about support for deporting them to prison without natural light from which they will never be able to escape again.)”
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The author then accused the GOP of engaging in a "vacuous form of spin" when it comes to addressing the immigration issue, “Republicans may argue against this (and Stephen Miller has) that the details don’t matter if the signal on the broad question is strong enough.”
And immigration is still Trump's strongest issue, as polls have shown that his signature economic plan of a global trade war with nearly every nation on Earth is also “deeply unpopular.”
Armed with this in mind, Morris notes, “Trump's critics have an easy opportunity to fight the president in the court of public opinion.”