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American Support for Immigration Soars as Trump’s Deportation Agenda Falters

A new Gallup survey finds public rejection of harsh enforcement measures coincides with unprecedented backing for naturalization paths

U.S. President Donald Trump walks on the south lawn of the White House and points up at the new flag on July 13, 2025 in Washington, DC.
Customs and Border Protection officers and California National Guard troops hold the line as protestors shine flashlights on them after Federal Immigration agents conducted a raid on Glass House Farms in Camarillo, California, on July 10, 2025. Federal immigration agentsbacked by CBP, Border Patrol units, National Guard troops, helicopters, and military style vehiclesraided Glass House Farms in Camarillo early July 10, 2025, targeting state licensed cannabis and other crop operations, detaining between a dozen and 100 farmworkers, and deploying smoke or tear gas canisters and rubber bullets to disperse a crowd of several hundred protesters on Laguna Road. (Photo by BLAKE FAGAN / AFP) (Photo by BLAKE FAGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
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Overview

  • Seventy-nine percent of Americans now view immigration as a positive force, up from 64% a year ago—the highest level in Gallup’s nearly 25-year trend.
  • Only 38% of respondents favor deporting all irregular migrants, down from 47% during last year’s campaign.
  • Support for reducing immigration levels has plunged from 55% in 2024 to 30% today, with Republicans’ desire for cuts falling 40 points to 48%.
  • Paths to citizenship for undocumented immigrants now command 78% approval, including a majority of Republican respondents for the first time.
  • President Trump’s net approval on immigration is deeply negative across Gallup (–27), Quinnipiac (–16) and Marist (–9) polls, and ICE’s favorability has sunk to –17 points.