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Americans’ Views of Deportations
Many U.S. adults say deportations will increase prices in their local area
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- Americans’ Views of Deportations
- About a third of U.S. adults say all immigrants in the U.S. illegally should be deported; half say som
- Most U.S. adults say immigration arrests should not be allowed in places of worship or schools
- Republicans and Democrats hold sharply different views on immigration
- Majorities of U.S. adults across demographic groups say immigrants in the country illegally should be deported
- Among U.S. adults who favor ‘some’ deportations, nearly all say immigrants in the country illegally who have committed violent crimes should be deported
- Views vary on where law enforcement should be allowed to make arrests of immigrants living in the country illegally
- 56% of U.S. adults say police should be allowed to check immigration status during daily activities like traffic stops
- About 1 in 5 U.S. adults worry they or someone close to them might be deported
- About 3 in 10 Latinos and immigrants worry about being asked to prove their U.S. citizenship or immigration status
- Many U.S. adults say deportations will increase prices in their local area
- About 3 in 10 Americans say deportations will make their lives better, but about as many say worse
- Invitation and reminder dates for web respondents, ATP Wave 164
- American Trends Panel weighting dimensions
- Sample size and margin of error, ATP Wave 164
- Final dispositions, ATP Wave 164
- Cumulative response rate, ATP Wave 164
- About a third of U.S. adults say all immigrants in the U.S. illegally should be deported; half say som