The percentage of Latinos who say they support building a border wall and deporting all undocumented immigrants has jumped by at least 10 points since 2021, according to the latest Axios-Ipsos Latino Poll in partnership with Noticias Telemundo.Why it matters: The findings suggest former President Trump's calls for more border security — and perhaps his anti-immigrant rhetoric — are registering even among people who may have ties to immigration.
The findings also reflect the frustration that has made illegal immigration a top election-year issue for many Americans, and shed light on Republicans' recent inroads among Latinos.The poll arrives as Trump's racist criticisms of immigrants are raising concerns about violence during the 2024 campaign.
42% of Latino adults surveyed said they support building a wall or fence along the entire U.S.–Mexico border. That's a 12-point jump from December 2021.
38% support sending all undocumented immigrants in the U.S. back to their country of origin — up from 28% in 2021.In addition, 64% of Latinos said they support giving the president the authority to shut U.S. borders if there are too many immigrants trying to enter the country. It was the first time the survey asked this question.
Support for building a wall was strongest among Cuban Americans (58%), who generally are more conservative than many other Latinos and have benefited from decades of Cold War-era "special treatment" on immigration.
Support for the border wall is lowest among Mexican immigran…
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People who followed the law and jumped through the proper hoops to immigrate legally tend not to believe criminals who came illegally should get special treatment they did not.
This raises the question then, not addressed by this poll, of who Latinos would vote for for president. Latinos, like most Americans, are not single issue voters. Education, healthcare, & other issues are important to them. It would be a mistake to think otherwise.
@EuphoricDingoDemocrat3wks3W
So legal immigrants must also be pissed that Republicans rejected the toughest border bill in decades that was ready to pass before Trump killed it for pure politics??? (crickets)
@PonieTedLibertarian3wks3W
Interesting article.
It also distinguishes the difference of Latino Americans from illegal immigrants.
And why both, the Right & Left, need to understand this.
These results run contrary to both the left's claim that recent immigrants and their descendants are lefties and the right's claim that they don't assimilate to American culture norms
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People get really mad at me when I say that I think both sides are wrong that mass immigration gurantees a permanent Democrat majority lol
Quite a lot of the descendants of Latino immigrants are just white Americans who happen to have a last name like Gonzales
The criminal aliens invading our Southern Border must be shipped back to the doorstep of the Mexican President. Legal immigrants must be required to pass a complex test demonstrating a good understanding of our Constitution and dedication to the principles of liberty, must be good and virtuous people, Christians of one denomination or another, not dual citizens, no criminal record, and they must not go on Welfare of any kind. If any of these requirements are not met, they should not be let into the country until such time as they can check every one of these boxes. If we have filters like thi… Read more
@LionKenRepublican3wks3W
It does nothing of the sort.You are doing that thing of not distinguishing between the groups of immigrants. Those that came here legally and waited in line, often many years, hate illegal immigrants more than native born Americans.Illegal immigrants are the ones coming here and not assimilating, throw all of their support behind Democrats who give them free stuff, etc
There wasn't much difference culturally between the second generation immigrants I knew in college and the typical native born leftist tech guy.
Working class Latinos assimilating to working class norms doesn't surprise me one bit.
Tell your friends on the far right to distinguish between groups because they have a hard time doing so
@LionKenRepublican3wks3W
I tell anyone who won't distinguish between the two the same exact thing.
Also, just an FYI, I'm not a Republican and could give a **** about the far right. Maybe next time address the actual criticism of your statement as opposed to that sad attempt you made at a retort.
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What does the increase in support for deporting undocumented immigrants among Latino voters reveal about the complexities of immigration issues?
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Why might some Latino individuals support stronger immigration policies, such as building a border wall, even if they or their families might have been impacted by immigration?
undocumented immigrants are just as valuable to this country as anybody else, the solution is to give them amnesty and citizenship and to open our borders
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If they also want a border wall, then it makes me question why I would be going against what they want, since they were the reason that I thought there should not be a border wall.
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