Most Americans say Trump has gone too far on US immigration: Poll

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/2/most-americans-say-trump-has-gone-too-far-on-us-immigration-poll?traffic_source=rss

Author: Al Jazeera Staff
Published on: 02/08/2026 | 00:00:00

AI Summary:
Only 39 percent of US adults approve of Trump's immigration performance. That’s a slight decline from the beginning of Trump’s second term, when about 9 in 10 Republicans approved, but his support on the issue within his base has been mostly stable. Republicans are also more likely to approve of how Trump is handling immigration. Roughly half — 47 percent — say Trump has exceeded his authority when it comes to deporting immigrants living in the US illegally. Few Republicans – about 2 in 10 or fewer – say he’s “gone too far” on deported immigrants in the country illegally or restricting legal immigration. About 3 in 10 US adults, 32 percent, approve of how he is handling the economy. That’s down from 40 percent at the start of his second term, and marks a shift from only about 3 in 10 Americans approve of how Trump is handling healthcare. Roughly 71 percent of Republicans now approve, compared with 59 percent last year.

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20cello@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 17d

Only 39%...

spontaneoushumancombustion@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 17d

The fact that it's not zero percent on everything is just infuriating.