Most Americans likely to vote in this year’s presidential election say they would prefer to deport all illegal immigrants from the United States rather than grant amnesty to them, a new poll has found.
rasmussen report investigation A majority (54%) of likely U.S. voters say they support a policy that would deport all 11 million to 22 million illegal aliens; It turned out that this included 36% who said they strongly supported the policy.
Working-class and lower-middle-class Americans, who are more likely to compete for jobs with illegal immigrants, remain strong supporters of deportation. About 60% of voters without a college education said they supported deporting illegal immigrants.
At the same time, the Americans who are most likely to employ illegal aliens at below-market wages are also the most opposed to such deportation policies. A 63% majority of people with annual incomes of $200,000 or more said they do not support deporting illegal aliens.
Fewer than 4 in 10 voters said they opposed mass deportations of illegal immigrants.
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The poll is good news for former President Donald Trump, who vowed to launch “the largest domestic deportation operation in American history.”
Meanwhile, 53% of likely voters said they oppose amnesty, which would give illegal immigrants green cards and eventually naturalize them as U.S. citizens. A minority of likely voters, about 41%, said they support amnesty.
As with deportation, the issue of amnesty divides Americans across socioeconomic lines, once again highlighting winners and losers among illegal immigrants.
For example, 55% of voters with annual incomes of $30,000 to $50,000 oppose amnesty, as do 51% of voters with annual incomes of $50,000 to $100,000. Conversely, nearly 6 in 10 voters with annual incomes of $200,000 or more support amnesty for illegal immigrants.
President Joe Biden has long supported amnesty, calling undocumented immigrants “model citizens” while touting the policy at a White House event this month.
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According to a survey by the Center for Immigration Studies: Nearly 60% New immigrants arriving in the United States under the Biden administration are illegal immigrants.
The survey was conducted May 12-May 14 among more than 1,000 voters and has a margin of error of +/- 3 percentage points.
John Binder is a reporter for Breitbart News. Please email jbinder@breitbart.com. Follow him on Twitter here.
