Overview

• Gallup polling in June finds 79% of U.S. adults consider immigration a “good thing,” marking the highest approval in almost 25 years.
• Republican backing for reducing immigration dropped from 88% to 48% over the past year, reflecting a sharp shift in party attitudes.
• Eighty-five percent of Americans, including about six in 10 Republicans, favor a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.
• Support for deporting individuals in the country illegally has fallen to around 40%, even as over 60% of all voters back removals and Hispanic approval climbs to 50%.
• A Forbes-reported Gallup survey shows 62% of Americans disapprove of President Trump’s handling of immigration enforcement.