{"id":24210,"date":"2021-03-04T14:16:48","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T19:16:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/?p=24210"},"modified":"2021-03-04T14:16:51","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T19:16:51","slug":"public-opinion-biden-immigration-immigrationreform-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2021\/03\/04\/public-opinion-biden-immigration-immigrationreform-com\/","title":{"rendered":"New Immigration Polls Aren\u2019t Going Biden\u2019s Way"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A\u00a0New York Times article<\/a> says polls showed public opinion “grew considerably more favorable to immigration” during the Trump administration. This trend \u2013 if it ever was a trend — isn’t holding up now that Joe Biden is in the White House. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Rasmussen Immigration Index<\/a> hit a record low last month, indicating that American voters want more robust enforcement. The index has declined over eight straight survey periods since the November election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Relying\non older Gallup polling, the Times piece argues that \u201cthe country largely\nobjected to President Donald Trump\u2019s crackdown on undocumented immigrants, and\nin fact grew considerably more favorable to immigration over the course of his\nadministration.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Times\u2019 Giovanni Russonello acknowledges, however, that Trump\u2019s policies actually rated higher than those of his predecessors Barack Obama and George W. Bush. According to Gal<\/a>l<\/a>up<\/a>, 33 percent of respondents said Trump \u201cmade progress\u201d on immigration, compared with 27 percent for Obama and just 14 percent for Bush.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

None of those numbers are\ngreat, of course. And in Trump\u2019s case, his abrasive personality did not further\nthe cause of immigration enforcement. Now Americans are reacting to a president\nwho may be personally more likeable, but whose immigration policies are toxic.\nIt\u2019s important to distinguish between the message and the messenger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Biden\u2019s sweeping amnesty proposal<\/a> (controversial even within his own party) and dismantling of enforcement programs combine to create chaos at the southern border<\/a> and beyond, it\u2019s difficult to see how the new administration is making \u201cprogress.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This week, a Harvard-Harris poll<\/a> showed 55 percent of respondents opposed Biden\u2019s decision to \u201c[r]educe the deportation of those here illegally who have committed crimes such as DUIs that are not national security related.\u201d Also: 67 percent<\/a> reject the revival of \u201ccatch and release\u201d policies, and want illegal aliens \u201cturned back to Mexico.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Attempting to tamp down public unease, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejando Mayorkas on Monday declared there was no \u201ccrisis\u201d<\/a> at the border. But on Tuesday came reports that the administration needed 20,000 beds<\/a> to accommodate an expected wave of more than 100,000 unaccompanied minors this fiscal year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note to\nWhite House: Hard numbers and disturbing optics carry more weight in opinion\npolls than glib and easily refuted denials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A\u00a0New York Times article says polls showed public opinion “grew considerably more favorable to immigration” during the Trump administration. This trend \u2013 if it ever was a trend — isn’t holding up now that Joe Biden is in the White House. The Rasmussen Immigration Index hit a record low last month, indicating that American voters<\/p>\n

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