Miss Adderess, if people are asked, “Should people be punished for actions of their parents decades ago, and get kicked out of America?” you will get 85% NO.
Ask instead, “Should immigrants who arrived here ILLEGALLY be allowed to jump ahead of those working with the legal process?” and the numbers will flip.
OR, “Should America prioritize children of citizens born here, or should we focus on those who arrived here illegally?” the pro-America side wins in an avalanche.
I think that Americans will support an end to open borders by a very wide margin. The thing is that our previous POTUS made sure that there would be a ton of collateral damage if anyone tries to close the borders. The borders issue can be fixed but it will be messy in a way that is totally beyond the capability of the idealists to fix. It requires a pragmatic fix the voting public will approve of.