An outright majority of American citizens, including a majority of independents, support former President Donald J. Trump’s policy of mass deportations. Fifty-four percent of respondents in a new Scripps News/Ipsos survey said they “strongly” or” somewhat support” the “mass deportation of undocumented [sic] immigrants,” including 86 percent of Republicans, 58 percent of independents, and even 25 percent of Democrats.
The poll also found that 69 percent of Americans support “Restrictions that limit the number of migrants who can claim asylum,” including 88 percent of Republicans and 55 percent of Democrats. Sixty-two percent of Americans support granting local law enforcement the power to detain migrants, including 58 percent of people in the swing state of Arizona, specifically. Fifty-eight percent of respondents in the Grand Canyon State also said they support making crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally a state-level crime.
Scripps and Ipsos also found high voter concern about election integrity. Fifty-one percent of respondents said they are concerned about noncitizens voting illegally in November, and 50 percent and 49 percent said they are concerned about widespread voter fraud and their votes not being counted, respectively.
House Republicans are advancing the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act to prevent noncitizens from voting through enhanced citizenship checks. However, the Biden-Harris government has vowed to veto the legislation if it reaches the White House.
