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U.S. Support for Immigration Soars, Backing for Deportations Drops

A Gallup poll shows 79 percent view immigration as a positive force; 62 percent disapprove of the administration’s enforcement tactics

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)
People deported from the United States disembark a repatriation flight during a Department of Homeland Security operations tour for visiting Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, at La Aurora International Airport in Guatemala City, Thursday, June 26, 2025. (Anna Moneymaker/Pool Photo via AP)

Overview

  • The share of adults wanting to curb immigration levels has fallen from 55 percent in 2024 to 30 percent today.
  • Approval for establishing a legal pathway to citizenship for undocumented residents rose eight points to 78 percent over the past year.
  • Support for deporting immigrants in the country illegally slipped to roughly 40 percent, down from about half six months ago.
  • ICE enforcement has intensified with raids detaining individuals holding green cards and visas, prompting legal challenges over due process.
  • A Cygnal survey shows Hispanic backing for deportations surged 11 points in two months, reaching a divided 50 percent.