A short, five to seven minute poll increased the number of respondents who understand that legal immigration is a net negative from 5.7% to 8.7%.
When presented with the fact that almost 9% of the people residing within the US are foreign, 55.2% of white voters, 84.9% of Republicans, 59.5% of Independents, and 18.7% of Democrats said that this number was either too high or much too high.
After learning about Harjinder Singh, the number of all respondents who supported deporting all illegal immigrants increased by 5.8% to 53.7%. Support increased by 4% to 86.1% for Republicans, by 9.1% to 58.1% for Independents, and by 5.7% to 14.2% for Democrats.
The vast majority of respondents at 78.8% including 95.7% of Republicans, 83.8% of Independents, and even 56.5% of Democrats think that the story of Harjinder Singh shows that America’s immigration system is broken.
More respondents agreed with limiting the immigration of ethnic groups with a record of extreme nepotism than disagreed, including Independents.
36.9% of all respondents, 68.5% of Republicans, 38.6% of Independents, and 11% of Democrats said that the number of foreigners where they live is either too high or much too high.
22.1% of respondents agreed with Kevin Deanna’s statement that “all politics is identity politics” and 5.5% strongly agreed with little variation across party lines.
By David Zsutty
On August 12, 2025, a truck driver named Harjinder Singh attempted an illegal U-turn which caused a crash which killed three people in Florida. Singh illegally entered the US in 2018, but was allowed to stay because he claimed to be afraid to return to India. Singh was tested after the fatal crash. He was only able to correctly answer 2 of 12 basic English questions and identify 1 of 4 basic signs.
The story of Harjinder Singh illustrates how Indian migrants are not compatible with American society. The recent influx of Indian immigration to the US is unique because it is a novel immigrant group that can not claim a victim narrative. We conducted a poll to explore how Indian immigration is affecting public opinion along with how it can be used to push back against immigration overall, both legal and illegal.