More: But the problem for Trump is that it's not working. His poll numbers continue to dive, and his numbers on immigration " once a strength " are now jarringly underwater. Just this month, an NBC poll showed that by a 54-44 margin, Americans think his sending "federal agents and National Guard troops to various cities around the country to fight crime and immigration" is not justified. An Associated Press/Norc poll showed 42 percent of Americans approved of his handling of immigration, a new low. AP/Norc also found that support among Hispanics, a key factor in Trump's 2024 election win, has fallen 19 points since January.

It turns out that Americans, who have long had conflicting feelings about immigration, don't much like the president's approach to it. They don't like being told one thing - in this case, that federal agents are going into cities to target dangerous criminals - then seeing something entirely different. They don't like people, including American citizens, being confronted and detained simply because of the color of their skin. They don't like masked federal agents gleefully stomping on our core values.