AXIOS VIBES SURVEY: Half of Americans — including 42% of Democrats — say they'd support mass deportations of undocumented immigrants

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Axios Vibes

Exclusive poll: America warms to mass deportations

Share of Americans who say they support mass deportations of undocumented immigrants

Survey of 6,251 adults taken March through April 2024

A purple bar chart showing the share of U.S. adults who support mass deportations of undocumented immigrants, by Race/ethnicity, political affiliation and generation. The data was collected from a survey of 6,251 U.S adults March through April 2024. It shows that 51% of the general public supports this policy. The highest support was Republicans at 68%, and the lowest was Black respondents at 40%. Notably, support decreases with younger generations, with 60% of Boomers or older in favor, compared to 48% of Millennials.

General public

51%

Race/ethnicity

White

56

Latino

45

Black

40

Political affiliation

Republican

68

Independent

46

Democrat

42

Generation

Boomer+

60

Gen X

53

Millennial

48

Gen Z

35

Data: The Harris Poll; Chart: Axios Visuals

Half of Americans — including 42% of Democrats — say they'd support mass deportations of undocumented immigrants, according to a new Axios Vibes survey by The Harris Poll.

• And 30% of Democrats — as well as 46% of Republicans — now say they'd end birthright citizenship, something guaranteed under the 14th Amendment of the Constitution.

Why it matters: Americans are open to former President Trump's harshest immigration plans, spurred on by a record surge of illegal border crossings and a relentless messaging war waged by Republicans.

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