Posted on 08/18/2016 3:25:48 PM PDT by Hojczyk
Most Americans who immigrated to the U.S. support Donald Trump’s call for a temporary immigration ban from some countries, along with other proposals that appear to view foreigners with suspicion, according to a new Morning Consult poll.
The online survey, conducted after Trump unveiled his national security platform on Monday, shows that the views of immigrants and descendants of recent immigrants do not differ much from those of the general electorate.
As with the entire electorate, about six out of 10 immigrants (61 percent) said they back Trump’s proposal to have all foreigners take an ideological test when applying for a visa to make sure they share American values. About a quarter of immigrants (26 percent), as with the electorate as a whole (23 percent), said they opposed it.
Immigrants, or children or grandchildren of immigrants, also hold similar views to the entire electorate on Trump’s proposal to temporarily ban entry to the U.S. from people residing in countries with a history of terrorism. But there were small differences among those voters who differ by generation.
Americans who immigrated to the U.S. were the least likely to back the proposal, with 52 percent expressing support for it and 39 percent in opposition. At 68 percent, support for the ban was stronger among first generation Americans than the entire electorate (59 percent). Only 22 percent of that generation said they oppose it, compared with 27 percent of all voters.
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Immigrants also hate illegals
I don’t blame them!.......
The alternative polls sure seem to be totally opposite the “official polls.”
I’ve kown many immigrants, legal & illegal. There is zero ideological difference.
About 10% of immigrants are undesireables... murder, rapist, dui driver, welfare parasite. Desireable immigrants are their #1 victim. So they welcome a policy & criteria based o good guys vs bad guys. The wall does not do that. But Trumps recent comment on immigrant terrorists do.
If Trump moved to an immigration policy that emphasized No welfare for immigrants ... and of course no rapists or dui drivers... Trump would immediately jump in support. Emphasis on the wall will does nothing for the undecided.
Every immigrant I know who has become American is backing Trump. I know one from England who got his citizenship as soon as he could just to vote for Trump
We had best worry about the 39%.
I disagree as many immigrants these days come here for HAND OUTS. Let Trump do that when he’s in office. He will damn sure do it.
Islamics beheading people tends to drive down their popularity.
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