Almost half of all Americans agree with President Donald Trump's description that illegal immigrants are “tainting the blood” of the country, according to a YouGov poll.
According to a report in January, 45% of all respondents, 33% of moderates, 76% of conservatives, 24% of Democrats, and 37% of swing vote independents agreed that President Trump's instinctive statements were true. , 37% of blacks and 44% of Hispanics supported it. CBS poll of 2,879 adults from 10th to 12th –entrusted poll.
However, the pollster chose to use a “forced-choice” survey that required respondents to choose “yes” or “no,” leaving no option for compromise. The result is a tough response likely to be hailed as bigoted by Democrats in the 2024 campaign.
Mainstream support for Mr. Trump's explanation comes about a decade after President Barack Obama led Democrats to aggressive pro-immigration policies that left Americans with low wages and high housing costs. was forced to accept. Under President Joe Biden, for example, many Democrats defend his border chief, who has imported about 5 million poor economic migrants.
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“Since 2016, we have seen increasingly liberal immigration preferences among Democrats of all racial and ethnic backgrounds, but this trend has been especially pronounced among white Democrats,” the academic says. the report states. published During December. The report continued:
Among Republicans, opinions on immigration remained largely stable over this period. [into the early 2020s]Although in some cases they have become more conservative (e.g. on border security), the partisan divide on immigration is now greater than at any point, with a marked liberalization of immigration opinions among Democrats. ing.
The Democratic Party's radicalization is unapologetic, and the establishment media is paying little attention to it.
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) said on January 11 that immigrants are “the lifeblood of this country,” adding:
This country needs immigrants. Forget the fact that our vegetables would rot in the ground unless they were harvested by many immigrants, many illegal immigrants.
Immigration is also needed to make up for missing American births, he declared:
The fact is that the birth rate in this country is well below replacement level, which means the population will start to decline…People want to immigrate to the United States…We are in a very poor position in that regard. We should promote it and regulate it properly.
However, columnist Jason Wyrick said, washington post, explained Radicalization of the Democratic Party on January 14th:
In 2004, only 14 percent of Republicans and Democrats said there is “absolutely no chance” that immigrants will take American jobs. In 2020, this number was about the same for Republicans at 16%, but jumped to 53% for Democrats.
A similar pattern holds for immigration levels. In 1994, only 5% of both Democrats and Republicans wanted to increase immigration levels. They gradually became estranged in the 2000s, and suddenly became estranged in the 2010s. In 2022, 41% of Democrats support raising immigration levels, compared to 10% of Republicans.
“It's time” to stop claiming that Republicans are promoting political polarization, Willick said.
President Donald Trump's pro-American border has sparked a backlash among progressive Democrats. Now, President Joe Biden's accommodative immigration policies have further polarized attitudes toward immigration, with many swing-voting independents voicing opposition.
For example, another YouGov poll reported that 37 percent of Americans now believe that legal and illegal immigration “makes the situation in the United States even worse.” Only 28% say immigrants make America better.
A YouGov poll of 1,592 adults conducted between January 7 and 9 also showed that 60% of Republicans and 30% of swing voters agreed with the description of a “deteriorating economy.” .
YouGov's support for migration showed a significant change of 29 points from the previous survey. YouGov poll At the time, only 20 percent of adults said their lives had gotten worse, and 40 percent said their lives had gotten better.
The Republican Party's assertiveness has been fueled by President Trump's comments. CBS reported that 72% of registered Republican voters agreed with the “toxic” comments, and 82% agreed when told the comments were directed at Trump.
Extract migration
Since at least 1990, the federal government has relied on extractive immigration to grow the economy, allowing investors to move high-wage manufacturing to low-wage countries.
Immigration policies rob poor countries of vast human resources.Additional workers, consumers and renters push up It drives up stock prices by lowering Americans' wages, subsidizing low-productivity businesses, raising rents, and inflating real estate prices.
This economic policy has deprived many American-born people of careers in various business fields, reduced the productivity and political influence of American-born people, reduced high-tech innovation, and reduced government officials. It became possible to ignore policy. rising Mortality rates among poor Americans.
The policy also siphons jobs and wealth from core states by subsidizing coastal investors and government agencies with large numbers of low-wage workers, high-occupancy renters, and government-supported consumers. ing.
Policies like colonialism also killed thousands of immigrants, including many in the jungle, paid for with taxpayer funds. trail Passing through the Darién Canyon in Panama.
