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U.S. Public Backing for Immigration Hits New High as Trump’s Handling Draws Disapproval

Waning enthusiasm for mass deportations has coincided with widespread approval of legal pathways to citizenship.

A demonstrator waves an American-Mexican flag near National Guard members and federal agents blocking protestors during an ICE immigration raid at a nearby licensed cannabis farm on July 10, 2025 near Camarillo, California. Inset: President Donald Trump at the U.S.-Mexico border in Montezuma Pass, Arizona, August 22, 2024.
CAMARILLO, CALIFORNIA - JULY 10: Community member Ana waves an American-Mexican flag in a show of support for detainees near federal agents blocking protestors during an ICE immigration raid at a nearby licensed cannabis farm on July 10, 2025 near Camarillo, California. Ana said she knows some of those detained and their families. Protestors stood off with federal agents for hours outside the farm in the farmworker community in Ventura County. A Los Angeles federal judge is set to rule Friday on a temporary restraining order which would restrict area immigration enforcement operations. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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Immigration advocates protest recent detentions by ICE outside the immigration court in San Antonio, Texas, Tuesday, July 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Overview

  • Gallup data show 79% of U.S. adults now view immigration as a good thing for the country, up from 64% a year ago and marking a high in the 25-year trend.
  • The share of adults who want immigration levels decreased fell from 55% to 30% over the past year.
  • Only 38% support deporting all undocumented immigrants, down from 47%, even as strong Hispanic backing for deportations rose by 11 percentage points between May and July.
  • Only 35% of Americans approve of President Trump’s handling of immigration, compared with 62% who disapprove of his approach.
  • About 85% of respondents favor pathways to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who meet certain requirements, including those brought to the U.S. as children.