"But this year, even among Republicans, views on immigration have grown significantly rosier " 64% of Republicans now believe immigration is a good thing, a 25-point jump from June of 2024.

The fraction of Republicans who think immigration should decrease has fallen from 88% to 48% in that time span.

Trump's immigration policies are broadly unpopular, with just 35% approving of his handling of the issue, according to the poll."

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Yum... tasty Trumper tears!

No one could have predicted that kidnapping citizens, legal residents, non-criminals, and others just because of their skin color... and shipping them to Somalia would prove to be unpopular, even with Republicans.

The Gallup Poll at the thread link is a single newer poll and... the 3 point spread you note is an Average for over a month beginning 6 weeks ago.

"Trump's mass deportation is backfiring

Trump has managed to become this unpopular on immigration despite historic lows in border crossings. And the data suggest that's largely tied to deportations and ICE.

To wit:

59% overall and 66% of independents disapproved of Trump's handling of deportations, according to the Quinnipiac poll.

56% overall and 64% of independents disapproved of the way ICE was doing its job, according to Quinnipiac.

54% overall and 59% of independents said ICE has "gone too far" in enforcing immigration law, per the Marist poll. (Even 1 in 5 Republicans agreed.)

Americans disapproved 54-45% of ICE conducting more raids to find undocumented immigrants at workplaces, according to a Pew Research Center poll last month."

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