A recent poll of registered New York voters conducted by Siena College Research Institute found a clear majority support President-elect Donald Trump's plan to deport illegal immigrants.
of Siena poll, A survey conducted earlier this month asked respondents whether they supported President Trump's plan. Regarding the Trump administration's efforts to deport immigrants who are in New York illegally, do you think the state of New York should support or oppose the federal government's deportation efforts? Or “Immigration?” ”
Reactions were stark: 54% overall said the Empire State should support federal deportation efforts, while 54% said states should oppose federal deportation efforts. was only 35%.
Majority support overall, with 56% of whites supporting federal deportation efforts (vs. 37% opposed), 51% of blacks supporting (vs. 37%), and 47% of Latinos (vs. 36% disapproving); %) participated. I objected). Results by religion were similar: 61% of Catholics supported deportation, 59% of Protestants supported it, and 50% of Jewish respondents supported Trump's deportation plan.
The poll also leans heavily toward Democrats, with 49% of respondents identifying as Democrats, compared to just 22% identifying as Republicans.
Meanwhile, state Democrats continue to loudly proclaim their deep support for illegal immigration and oppose Trump's deportation policies, despite voter demands.
This week, Anne Williams Isom, New York City's deputy mayor for health and human services, said: newsweek She sent the city attorney to say the city is trying to come up with every way to thwart Trump's deportation plan.
“The fear among the new arrivals was truly disturbing and heartbreaking.” Williams Isom said magazine. “So we want people to know that we will continue to protect them.”
She added, “We are a sanctuary city. We have laws that require us not to provide information when ICE comes here.”
“Our job is to serve New Yorkers, and that's who is here and who comes here,” she insisted.
Meanwhile, New York Governor Cathy Hochul has been a cheerleader for mass immigration, arguing that the wave of illegal aliens is a boon for businesses looking for low-wage workers.
Also, in August, she extended Her “emergency” orders allow her to continue pouring billions of taxpayer dollars into giveaways and care for illegal immigrants.
But she and New York Mayor Eric Adams, both staunch supporters of illegal immigration, are under enormous pressure to loosen sanctuary rules and work with the incoming Trump administration on deportation issues.
Hochul even changed his tune, suddenly claiming that he supported deporting immigrants convicted of crimes in the United States.
Despite Hochul's lip service, state Democrats recently introduced a bill that would make it more difficult for New York police officials to work with ICE officials to deport criminal aliens, threatening to weaken sanctuary laws. We moved in the direction of strengthening the system.
The Siena poll, conducted Dec. 2-5 among 843 registered New York voters, has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.1 percentage points.
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