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Record Majority of Americans View Immigration Positively as Support for Deportations Falls

Late-June Gallup data show 85% support citizenship paths for undocumented immigrants, with 62% disapproving of President Trump’s deportation campaign

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’s June 2–26 survey found a record-high 79% of U.S. adults now say immigration is a good thing for the country, up from 64% a year ago.
  • Support for cutting immigration levels dropped from 55% to 30%, and backing for deporting all undocumented immigrants fell from 47% to 38% over the same period.
  • About 85% of respondents favor a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who meet certain requirements, including those brought to the U.S. as children.
  • A majority of Americans (62%) disapprove of President Trump’s handling of immigration, reflecting growing unease with intensified ICE raids detaining even green card holders.
  • A Cygnal poll conducted July 1–2 shows strong support for mass deportations among Hispanic voters jumped 11 points to 50%.