By Linley Sanders, Associated Press
Washington (AP) – Treatment of immigration by President Donald Trump remains a point of force because he takes vast actions to increase deportations and target people in the United States illegally, according to a new poll.
The investigation of the Associated Press-Noc Center for Public Affairs Research reveals that 46% of American adults approve immigration management by Trump, which is nearly 10 percentage points than its approval rating on the economy and trade with other countries.
Although Trump’s actions remain a source of division, there is fewer consensus than the Republican President has exceeded immigration than on other questions. However, there is little appetite for an even more difficult approach. About half of Americans say that he “went too far” when it comes to deporting immigrants to the United States illegally. They are divided on the expulsion of Venezuelan immigrants who are accused of being gangs members in Salvador, and more opposed than to support the revocation of the visas of foreign students regarding their participation in pro-Palestinian activism.
Here is what the survey shows how Americans see the Trump administration’s actions on immigration.
Immigration is a point of force for Trump, in particular with the Republicans
Immigration was a major factor for voters in the elections of last November, especially for Trump supporters, and they were more open to difficult positions on the issue than four years earlier. And even if many efforts to apply Trump’s immigration are currently embedded in battles with federal judges, there has been a question of force relating to the court of public opinion.
Similar to an AP-Noc survey carried out in March, almost half of Americans approve of Trump’s immigration approach, while around 4 out of 10 approves how he manages the presidency.
This higher immigration approval comes mainly from Republicans. About 8 out of 10 Republicans approve the management of immigration by Trump, more than around 7 out of 10 Republicans who approve how it manages the economy or trade negotiations with other countries.
Other groups are less enthusiastic about Trump’s approach. About 4 independents out of 10 and only about 2 out of 10 democrats approve Trump on immigration.
Relatively few Americans fear knowing a person directly affected by an increase in the application of immigration, according to the survey. About 2 out of 10 Americans say they are “extremely” or “very” concerned about the fact that they or someone they know will be directly affected.
Democrats are more likely than Republicans to worry that they will be affected, and Hispanic adults are more likely than white or black adults to worry.
About half says Trump has “gone too far” on deportations
About half of Americans say that Trump has “gone too far” when it comes to deporting immigrants living in the United States illegally. About a third say that his approach was “almost correct” and about 2 out of 10 say that he did not go far enough.
They are more unhappy, generally, with the way he addresses commercial negotiations. About 6 out of 10 say that he “went too far” to impose new prices on other countries.
There is not a strong desire for a more aggressive action on immigration, even among people who approve of what Trump does. Among the Americans who approve how Trump manages immigration, about 6 out of 10 say that his approach was “almost correct”, and about 3 out of 10 say that he did not go far enough.
The Americans are divided when sending the Venezuelans to Salvador, but oppose the revocation of student visas
There is a deep fracture on the question of whether the Trump administration should undertake large-scale deportations, according to the investigation, which was carried out in mid-April, while Senator Chris Van Hollen, D-MD., Was traveling in Salvador to demand the publication of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was denounced in what the officials described as an “administrative error”.
The survey revealed that 38% of Americans prefer to expel all immigrants illegally living in the United States, slightly down compared to an AP-Noc survey carried out just before Trump’s start in January. About the same part of the Americans opposes and about 2 out of 10 are neutral.
The conclusions are very similar for Trump’s policy to send Venezuelan immigrants to the United States who say that the authorities are gang members to a Salvador prison.
But the public is more opposed, in general, to revoke the visas of foreign students on their participation in pro-Palestinian activism, which has become another flash point.
About half of us, adults, oppose this, and about 3 out of 10 are in support. This action is particularly unpopular among the Americans holding a university diploma. About 6 out of 10 are strongly or somewhat opposed, against around 4 out of 10 Americans who are not university graduates.
The AP-Noc survey with 1,260 adults was conducted from April 17 to 21, using a sample drawn from the amerispeak panel based on the probability of NORC, which is designed to be representative of the American population. The sampling margin for adults as a whole is more or less 3.9 percentage points.
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