EFE.- 55% of Americans support the mass deportations that the president-elect of the United States, Donald Trump, has promised to implement after taking office next Monday, according to a survey published this Saturday by The New York Times.
The poll reveals that, although Trump remains a divisive figure in the country, his “America first” agenda enjoys greater support than during his first term (2017-2021).
A large majority, 87%, support the deportation of undocumented immigrants with criminal records, one of the measures that Trump has indicated as a priority.
In addition, almost two-thirds of those surveyed, including 54% of Hispanics and 44% of Democrats, support the deportation of those who entered irregularly during the last four years, a period in which the Joe Biden Administration reversed many of the immigration restrictions imposed by Trump.
Likewise, 41% are in favor of ending citizenship by birth for children of immigrants in an irregular situation, a right enshrined in the Constitution, which guarantees nationality to every person born in the United States regardless of the immigration status of their parents.
As for the “dreamers”, undocumented young people who arrived in the country as children, significant sectors of the population also question their permanence: 34% support eliminating the DACA program, created by Barack Obama (2009-2017) to protect them from deportation .
On the other hand, 41% of those surveyed agree with the statement that “immigrants are a burden on the country”, a perception that had decreased in the last decade, but now seems to be increasing.
According to the latest official estimates, the undocumented population in 2022 was 11 million people, although demographers cited by The New York Times estimate that it currently ranges between 13 and 14 million.
Support for other Trump proposals is also significant. A majority believes the government has given too much money to Ukraine and a large percentage support restricting how doctors treat minors facing issues of gender identity, an issue that has been central to the campaigns of Trump and other Republicans.
The NYT survey, conducted between January 2 and 10, 2025 with a sample of 2,128 people, has a margin of error of 2.6 percentage points and a confidence level of 95%.
Despite support for his agenda, Trump continues to be perceived more negatively than any other elected president in the last 30 years.
According to a Gallup poll, since Bill Clinton (1993-2001) all incoming leaders had obtained an approval rating of at least 61% during the transition with a favorable difference of 30 points or more between approval and disapproval.
Trump, however, only has 51% approval. while 44% have an unfavorable opinion and 5% say they do not have a defined position.
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