Immigration and the LA Riots
Posted By David OnSince November 2024, support for ending birthright citizenship among Independents increased by 19.1% to 41%, and among Republicans by 9.4% to 63.9%.
16.7% of all respondents were in some form of agreement with the statement “Everyone is a blood and soil nationalist for the people they actually like,” including 14.9% of Democrats, 22.6% of Independents, and 13.4% of Republicans.
52.3% of Republicans agree that the LA riots show that migrants rarely assimilate.
59.7% of all respondents, 95% of Republicans, 56.4% of Independents, and even 20.2% of Democrats support checking the immigration status of people detained or arrested at riots or unlawful assemblies.
By David Zsutty
In response to this summer’s migrant riots in Los Angeles and elsewhere we launched a poll on immigration. Some of these questions are from previous polls to track how public opinion is evolving while others are new questions.
The Homeland Institute polled 946 respondents who are politically and demographically representative of white, non-Hispanic American registered voters between July 22 and July 30, 2025. The margin of error was plus or minus 3%.
- General Attitudes
We began by repeating a question from a June, 2024 Homeland Institute poll [1] about attitudes towards legal and illegal immigration. The only difference was that we changed the term “undocumented immigrant” to “illegal immigrant” because it is more accurate.
| Q.1 Which of the following best describes your opinion on this statement: “Illegal immigrants are a net negative, but legal immigrants are a net positive.” | ||||
| Results by Party | ||||
| % All | Democrats | Independents | Republicans | |
| Agree | 48.1% | 16.7% | 48.2% | 75.1% |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 11.4% | 13.5% | 12.6% | 8.4% |
| Disagree, illegal immigrants are a net positive too | 29.7% | 62.2% | 30.9% | 1.4% |
| Disagree, legal immigrants are a net negative too | 7.4% | 1.7% | 6.5% | 12.6% |
| I don’t know | 3.4% | 5.9% | 1.8% | 2.5% |
The results were mostly unchanged. However, there was a large spike in Democrats believing that illegal immigrants are a net positive and a small increase among Independents and Republicans being caught up in the distinction between legal and illegal.
Only 7.4% understand that legal immigrants are a net negative too, which was almost unchanged from 7.2% in the previous poll. This underscores the need to continue to hammer home the point that immigration is a net negative regardless of legal status.
We also re-asked how respondents see immigration in light of its demographic and electoral consequences:
| Q.13 Assuming that immigration is changing the racial demographics of the United States, how would this affect your opinion on immigration? | ||||
| Results by Party | ||||
| % All | Democrats | Independents | Republicans | |
| Support a lot more | 5.7% | 9.7% | 2.5% | 5.0% |
| Support a little more | 4.1% | 7.6% | 2.9% | 2.5% |
| No effect either way | 62.9% | 77.1% | 70.5% | 44.3% |
| Oppose a little more | 8.1% | 2.4% | 7.2% | 13.7% |
| Oppose a lot more | 17.1% | 1.7% | 15.1% | 31.7% |
| I don’t know | 2.0% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 2.8% |
| Q.14 The Pew Research Center found that substantially more immigrants tend to identify as or lean Democrat than Republican. How does this affect your opinion on immigration? | ||||
| Results by Party | ||||
| % All | Democrats | Independents | Republicans | |
| Support a lot more | 6.6% | 12.5% | 4.7% | 3.1% |
| Support a little more | 6.3% | 16.3% | 2.9% | 1.4% |
| No effect either way | 59.8% | 67.7% | 73.4% | 41.7% |
| Oppose a little more | 8.2% | 2.4% | 7.2% | 14.0% |
| Oppose a lot more | 18.1% | 1.0% | 10.8% | 38.1% |
| I don’t know | 1.0% | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.7% |
Most of the results were within the margin of error from the previous poll. Respondents continue to be mostly indifferent to the demographic and even electoral effects of immigration. However, Independents continue to be slightly more opposed to than supportive of immigration in light of its demographic and electoral consequences.
We also repeated the question about deporting all or almost all illegal immigrants:
| Q.17 Which of the following best describes your opinion on deporting all or almost all illegal immigrants? | ||||
| Results by Party | ||||
| % All | Democrats | Independents | Republicans | |
| Strongly support | 41.4% | 3.8% | 35.0% | 79.4% |
| Slightly support | 13.8% | 8.0% | 18.8% | 14.4% |
| Neither support nor oppose | 5.2% | 6.3% | 7.9% | 2.5% |
| Slightly oppose | 7.9% | 14.3% | 10.1% | 1.1% |
| Strongly oppose | 30.9% | 67.5% | 28.2% | 2.5% |
| I don’t know | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.8% |
Most of the results were within the margin of error. Since June 2024, the number of Republicans who strongly support mass deportations increased from 70.4% to 79.4% while the number of Democrats who strongly oppose mass deportations increased from 50.7% to 67.5% which may indicate a polarizing electorate.
President Trump has flip flopped several times on whether there will be exemptions for illegal immigrants working in agriculture or hotels. We asked respondents their opinion on such exemptions:
| Q.19 President Trump has made several contradictory statements on whether illegal immigrants working in agriculture and hospitality should also be deported or given an exemption. | ||||
| Which of the following best describes your opinion on exempting illegal immigrants in agriculture and hospitality from deportation? | ||||
| Results by Party | ||||
| % All | Democrats | Independents | Republicans | |
| Strongly support | 20.9% | 44.0% | 19.2% | 4.9% |
| Slightly support | 17.4% | 22.3% | 16.2% | 16.4% |
| Neither support nor oppose | 20.4% | 20.6% | 25.2% | 18.1% |
| Slightly oppose | 14.2% | 5.7% | 14.7% | 22.4% |
| Strongly oppose | 23.9% | 7.4% | 24.8% | 38.2% |
| I don’t know | 3.2% | 2.1% | 4.5% | 2.6% |
Almost equal numbers of respondents supported such exemptions as opposed them. However, support and opposition mostly fell along partisan lines, with slightly more Independents opposing such exemptions than supporting them.
We also asked a question that was similar to one we asked about AI and robotics in a September, 2024 poll [2]:
| Q.18 Which of the following best describes your opinion on the following statement: | ||||
| “Cheap migrant labor has probably slowed the development of artificial intelligence and robotics in agriculture.” | ||||
| Results by Party | ||||
| % All | Democrats | Independents | Republicans | |
| Strongly agree | 6.8% | 2.6% | 6.6% | 11.8% |
| Slightly agree | 12.2% | 6.6% | 10.7% | 21.2% |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 23.9% | 13.2% | 27.7% | 36.1% |
| Slightly disagree | 16.2% | 18.0% | 19.0% | 16.1% |
| Strongly disagree | 32.0% | 59.6% | 36.0% | 14.8% |
| I don’t know | 9.0% | 5.9% | 14.9% | 8.2% |
While agreement with the statement on immigration slowing the development of AI and robotics in agriculture remains low, there was still a measurable increase since September 2024, and especially among Republicans.
2. Remigration Tactics
We next explored attitudes towards tactics to discourage immigration and to encourage remigration. The most popular tactics with support ranging from 60-70% were deporting felon migrants, denaturalizing migrants who commit immigration fraud, making E-Verify mandatory, and having police investigate the immigration status of those they suspect of being illegal immigrants:
| Q.7 Which of the following best describes your opinion on immediately deporting illegal immigrants and legal resident aliens who are convicted of or plead guilty to a felony to their homelands? | ||||
| Results by Party | ||||
| % All | Democrats | Independents | Republicans | |
| Strongly support | 52.3% | 19.8% | 48.6% | 83.5% |
| Slightly support | 18.3% | 28.1% | 16.5% | 12.0% |
| Neither support nor oppose | 10.6% | 14.6% | 16.2% | 2.2% |
| Slightly oppose | 7.0% | 14.6% | 7.2% | 0.3% |
| Strongly oppose | 9.5% | 20.1% | 8.3% | 0.8% |
| I don’t know | 2.3% | 2.8% | 3.2% | 1.1% |
| Q.11 What is your opinion on denaturalizing naturalized citizens who obtained citizenship through fraud, misrepresentation, or concealment of material facts? | ||||
| Results by Party | ||||
| % All | Democrats | Independents | Republicans | |
| Strongly support | 44.6% | 14.6% | 38.5% | 75.1% |
| Somewhat support | 23.7% | 28.1% | 28.1% | 16.5% |
| Neutral | 10.6% | 19.1% | 11.9% | 2.8% |
| Somewhat oppose | 9.5% | 18.8% | 10.1% | 1.7% |
| Strongly oppose | 9.0% | 16.3% | 8.6% | 2.0% |
| I don’t know | 2.6% | 3.1% | 2.9% | 2.0% |
| Q.2 E-Verify is a free web-based system provided by the government that allows employers to check the immigration status of their employees. It is mandatory for certain types of employers in 24 states. | ||||
| What is your opinion on a federal law making E-Verify mandatory for all employers nationwide with stiff criminal penalties? | ||||
| Results by Party | ||||
| % All | Democrats | Independents | Republicans | |
| Strongly support | 43.9% | 11.1% | 37.8% | 76.5% |
| Slightly support | 22.1% | 24.0% | 25.9% | 17.4% |
| Neither support nor oppose | 10.0% | 15.6% | 12.9% | 3.4% |
| Slightly oppose | 9.9% | 20.8% | 9.7% | 1.4% |
| Strongly oppose | 12.7% | 25.7% | 12.2% | 1.1% |
| I don’t know | 1.4% | 2.8% | 1.4% | 0.3% |
| Q.8 Which of the following best describes your opinion on mandating law enforcement to investigate the immigration status of anyone who is arrested if they reasonably suspect that the arrestee is an illegal immigrant? | ||||
| Results by Party | ||||
| % All | Democrats | Independents | Republicans | |
| Strongly support | 42.9% | 6.3% | 37.1% | 79.3% |
| Slightly support | 17.1% | 21.2% | 17.3% | 13.2% |
| Neither support nor oppose | 9.9% | 14.6% | 12.9% | 3.4% |
| Slightly oppose | 10.5% | 19.1% | 11.9% | 2.5% |
| Strongly oppose | 18.4% | 37.2% | 20.5% | 0.6% |
| I don’t know | 1.2% | 1.7% | 0.4% | 1.1% |
70.6% of respondents support immediately deporting migrants who commit felonies, 68.3% support denaturalizing migrants who obtain citizenship through fraud, 66% support making the use of E-Verify mandatory for employers, and 60% support mandating law enforcement investigate the immigration status of arrestees they suspect of being illegal immigrants.
That these were the most popular tactics continues a theme from previous Homeland polls that white American voters tend to be legalistic. The questions about denaturalizing migrants who obtained citizenship through fraud and E-Verify were new. The results for the question about law enforcement investigating immigration status were within the margin of error of our June 2024 poll. There was a slight decrease in support for deporting migrants who commit felonies since June 2024, however, this change was mostly driven by Democrats.
Tactics with a moderate amount of support were baring states from granting driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants, raiding illegal driver’s license databases, and forbidding illegal immigrants from accessing non-emergency public services as California’s Prop 187 sought to do.
| Q.5 18 US states and the District of Columbia currently offer driver’s licenses to people regardless of their immigration status. Which of the following best describes your opinion on prohibiting illegal immigrants from obtaining a driver’s license to encourage them to voluntarily repatriate themselves to their homelands? | ||||
| Results by Party | ||||
| % All | Democrats | Independents | Republicans | |
| Strongly support | 42.2% | 8.3% | 37.4% | 74.2% |
| Slightly support | 10.7% | 10.8% | 12.2% | 9.2% |
| Neither support nor oppose | 7.9% | 12.5% | 10.4% | 2.2% |
| Slightly oppose | 11.8% | 19.4% | 15.5% | 3.1% |
| Strongly oppose | 26.7% | 48.3% | 23.7% | 10.6% |
| I don’t know | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.6% |
| Q.6 Which of the following best describes your opinion on ICE seizing the databases which contain the information for the aforementioned driver’s licenses to track down and deport illegal immigrants? | ||||
| Results by Party | ||||
| % All | Democrats | Independents | Republicans | |
| Strongly support | 36.2% | 1.7% | 27.3% | 72.5% |
| Slightly support | 13.1% | 3.8% | 18.3% | 16.2% |
| Neither support nor oppose | 6.4% | 5.6% | 9.0% | 4.8% |
| Slightly oppose | 7.1% | 11.1% | 7.9% | 3.4% |
| Strongly oppose | 36.4% | 77.4% | 37.1% | 1.4% |
| I don’t know | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 1.7% |
| Q.3 Which of the following best describes your opinion on prohibiting illegal immigrants from using non-emergency health care, public education, and other services to encourage them to voluntarily repatriate themselves to their homelands? | ||||
| Results by Party | ||||
| % All | Democrats | Independents | Republicans | |
| Strongly support | 36.6% | 3.8% | 31.7% | 67.8% |
| Slightly support | 15.3% | 8.7% | 19.4% | 17.9% |
| Neither support nor oppose | 7.8% | 9.7% | 10.1% | 4.8% |
| Slightly oppose | 12.9% | 24.3% | 12.2% | 4.2% |
| Strongly oppose | 26.3% | 53.5% | 25.2% | 3.9% |
| I don’t know | 1.1% | 0.0% | 1.4% | 1.4% |
Support for prohibiting illegals from obtaining driver’s licenses and from using non-emergency services rose among Independents and Republicans since we asked the same question in June 2024, while opposition from Democrats slightly rose. This may indicate that immigration extremists are becoming increasingly ghettoized, at least in regard to their support for illegal immigration.
Overall, slightly more respondents supported than opposed seizing the databases which hold the information for illegal driver’s licenses (this was a new question). Independents were about evenly split, but with more strongly opposing than strongly supporting this tactic.
Less popular tactics were detention centers like “Alligator Alcatraz,” offering migrants $1,000 and a one-way plane ticket to repatriate, suspending the writ of habeas corpus, and ignoring rulings from pro-migrant judges.
| Q.21 “Alligator Alcatraz” is an immigration detention center located in the Florida Everglades. Which of the following best describes your opinion on holding illegal immigrants in detention centers like “Alligator Alcatraz” while awaiting deportation? | ||||
| Results by Party | ||||
| % All | Democrats | Independents | Republicans | |
| Strongly support | 35.9% | 1.1% | 30.8% | 71.8% |
| Slightly support | 10.9% | 3.9% | 13.6% | 14.5% |
| Neither support nor oppose | 7.0% | 3.5% | 9.2% | 8.3% |
| Slightly oppose | 4.4% | 6.0% | 4.0% | 3.7% |
| Strongly oppose | 39.6% | 85.5% | 42.5% | 1.7% |
| I don’t know | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1.8% | 1.7% |
| Q.4 Which of the following best describes your opinion on offering migrants a one-way airplane ticket and $1,000 to encourage them to voluntarily repatriate themselves to their homelands? | ||||
| Results by Party | ||||
| % All | Democrats | Independents | Republicans | |
| Strongly support | 19.9% | 4.9% | 13.7% | 37.8% |
| Slightly support | 20.0% | 13.2% | 20.9% | 25.2% |
| Neither support nor oppose | 14.7% | 17.0% | 19.4% | 9.0% |
| Slightly oppose | 15.9% | 15.6% | 19.1% | 13.2% |
| Strongly oppose | 27.0% | 45.5% | 24.1% | 13.4% |
| I don’t know | 2.6% | 3.8% | 2.9% | 1.4% |
| Q.9 Stephen Miller, a senior White House official, has repeatedly criticized federal judges for overstepping their authority and engaging in what he calls a “judicial coup” or “judicial insurrection” by issuing rulings that block or limit the Trump administration’s immigration policies. | ||||
| Which of the following best describes your opinion on elected officials who are anti-immigration defying or ignoring the courts if the courts issue pro-immigration rulings? | ||||
| Results by Party | ||||
| % All | Democrats | Independents | Republicans | |
| Strongly support | 9.9% | 6.3% | 9.7% | 13.4% |
| Slightly support | 6.6% | 5.2% | 5.4% | 8.4% |
| Neither support nor oppose | 15.0% | 8.7% | 14.7% | 20.2% |
| Slightly oppose | 10.3% | 7.6% | 11.2% | 12.0% |
| Strongly oppose | 53.8% | 69.1% | 54.7% | 40.9% |
| I don’t know | 4.4% | 3.1% | 4.3% | 5.0% |
| Q.10 In May 2025, Stephen Miller stated that the Trump administration was actively looking at suspending the writ of habeas corpus for migrants because illegal border crossings constitute an invasion. The writ of habeas corpus is a legal right that allows a person to challenge their detention, ensuring they are not held in jail without a valid reason. | ||||
| Which of the following best describes your opinion on suspending the writ of habeas corpus for migrants? | ||||
| Results by Party | ||||
| % All | Democrats | Independents | Republicans | |
| Strongly support | 22.2% | 2.1% | 17.3% | 43.1% |
| Somewhat support | 12.2% | 3.5% | 14.0% | 18.2% |
| Neutral | 11.3% | 3.1% | 10.8% | 17.9% |
| Somewhat oppose | 9.0% | 8.0% | 11.2% | 7.8% |
| Strongly oppose | 42.0% | 80.9% | 42.4% | 9.5% |
| I don’t know | 3.4% | 2.4% | 4.3% | 3.4% |
All of the above four questions were new, except for offering migrants money and plane tickets. Support for that policy rapidly rose from 13.7% overall in June 2024 to 39.9% in this poll. This is probably explained in large part because this poll proposed giving migrants $1,000 and the previous poll proposed $5,000.
3. Immigration, Citizenship, and Elections
The US is one of a few countries with unrestricted birthright citizenship due to a warped reading of the Fourteenth Amendment. Illegal immigrants are also counted under the US census for apportioning Congressional seats and in some districts can even vote in local elections. We asked respondents about changing these policies:
| Q.12 Under current law anyone born on American soil is automatically a citizen, aka birthright citizenship. Unrestricted birthright citizenship is extremely rare outside of North America and South America. | ||||
| What is your opinion on ending birthright citizenship? | ||||
| Results by Party | ||||
| % All | Democrats | Independents | Republicans | |
| Strongly support | 28.0% | 6.9% | 27.0% | 45.7% |
| Somewhat support | 13.6% | 6.3% | 14.0% | 18.2% |
| Neutral | 9.9% | 6.9% | 10.4% | 11.8% |
| Somewhat oppose | 13.5% | 15.6% | 11.5% | 13.2% |
| Strongly oppose | 35.0% | 63.5% | 36.0% | 9.8% |
| I don’t know | 1.2% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 1.4% |
| Q.15 Which of the following best describes your opinion on barring illegal immigrants and legal resident aliens from voting in local, state, and federal elections? | ||||
| Results by Party | ||||
| % All | Democrats | Independents | Republicans | |
| Strongly support | 57.9% | 25.7% | 58.6% | 85.4% |
| Slightly support | 12.9% | 19.4% | 11.5% | 7.8% |
| Neither support nor oppose | 10.5% | 18.1% | 13.3% | 1.7% |
| Slightly oppose | 7.3% | 14.6% | 7.6% | 1.1% |
| Strongly oppose | 9.3% | 18.1% | 7.6% | 3.1% |
| I don’t know | 2.1% | 4.2% | 1.4% | 0.8% |
| Q.16 Currently, illegal immigrants and legal resident aliens are counted on the census for the purpose of apportioning Congressional seats. This leads to states with large numbers of illegal immigrants and legal resident aliens having more seats in Congress. | ||||
| Which of the following best describes your opinion on only counting US citizens for apportioning Congressional seats? | ||||
| Results by Party | ||||
| % All | Democrats | Independents | Republicans | |
| Strongly support | 49.0% | 14.9% | 49.3% | 77.3% |
| Slightly support | 11.9% | 18.8% | 12.9% | 6.2% |
| Neither support nor oppose | 11.7% | 18.8% | 14.0% | 4.2% |
| Slightly oppose | 9.0% | 17.7% | 9.0% | 2.0% |
| Strongly oppose | 14.8% | 23.6% | 11.2% | 9.5% |
| I don’t know | 3.5% | 6.3% | 3.6% | 0.8% |
The 34.5% of all respondents who supported ending birthright citizenship in a November, 2024 poll [3] increased by 7.1% to 41.6% in this poll. Among Independents, support for ending birthright citizenship increased by 19.1% from 21.9% to 41%, and among Republicans, by 9.4% from 54.5% to 63.9%.
There was widespread support, even among Democrats, for barring illegal immigrants from voting in local, state, and federal elections.
We asked a similar but slightly different question about counting illegal immigrants for apportioning Congressional seats in June 2024, and the results were mostly unchanged once wording was accounted for. Independents and Republicans remain strongly opposed to counting illegal immigrants for Congressional seats.
4. Migrant Insurrection
The Los Angeles riots, in early June 2025 in response to ICE raids captured national attention until they were overshadowed by the Israel-Iran War. For example, many citizens noticed an abundance of Mexican flags and a near total absence of American flags. We asked respondents their opinion on whether the riots showed that migrants rarely assimilate and on checking the immigration status of rioters:
| Q.22 Which of the following best describes your opinion on this statement: “The recent riots in Los Angeles show that migrants rarely assimilate.” | ||||
| Results by Party | ||||
| % All | Democrats | Independents | Republicans | |
| Strongly agree | 18.8% | 0.7% | 14.4% | 37.5% |
| Slightly agree | 10.5% | 3.8% | 11.9% | 14.8% |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 21.8% | 19.4% | 23.0% | 23.0% |
| Slightly disagree | 10.4% | 9.7% | 11.9% | 9.5% |
| Strongly disagree | 31.7% | 58.0% | 31.7% | 10.1% |
| I don’t know | 6.9% | 8.3% | 7.2% | 5.0% |
| Q.23 Which of the following best describes your opinion on checking the immigration status of people detained or arrested at riots or unlawful assemblies? | ||||
| Results by Party | ||||
| % All | Democrats | Independents | Republicans | |
| Strongly support | 45.5% | 6.3% | 38.8% | 83.2% |
| Slightly support | 14.2% | 13.9% | 17.6% | 11.8% |
| Neither support nor oppose | 9.2% | 13.5% | 13.3% | 2.5% |
| Slightly oppose | 9.2% | 18.1% | 10.8% | 1.1% |
| Strongly oppose | 21.0% | 46.5% | 18.3% | 1.1% |
| I don’t know | 1.0% | 1.7% | 1.1% | 0.3% |
29.3% of all respondents, 52.3% of Republicans, 26.3% of Independents, and even 4.5% of Democrats agreed that the LA riots show that migrants rarely assimilate. 59.7% of all respondents, 95% of Republicans, 56.4% of Independents, and even 20.2% of Democrats support checking the immigration status of people detained or arrested at riots or unlawful assemblies, which continues the theme of the electorate valuing law and order.
Kevin Deanna of who posts as James Kirkpatrick on X [4] created and popularized the observation that “Everyone is a blood and soil nationalist for the people they actually like.” We asked respondents their opinion on his statement:
| Q.24 Which of the following best describes your opinion on this statement: “Everyone is a blood and soil nationalist for the people they actually like.” | |||||
| Results by Party | |||||
| % All | Democrats | Independents | Republicans | Another | |
| Strongly agree | 5.2% | 3.8% | 7.9% | 4.2% | 4.3% |
| Slightly agree | 11.5% | 11.1% | 14.7% | 9.2% | 13.0% |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 40.1% | 41.3% | 36.0% | 43.7% | 17.4% |
| Slightly disagree | 9.3% | 9.7% | 9.4% | 9.2% | 4.3% |
| Strongly disagree | 13.2% | 14.2% | 11.2% | 13.2% | 26.1% |
| I don’t know | 20.7% | 19.8% | 20.9% | 20.4% | 34.8% |
16.7% of all respondents were in some form of agreement with this statement, including 14.9% of Democrats, 22.6% of Independents, and 13.4% of Republicans. It is interesting to note that Independents had higher agreement. Perhaps this is because Independents have a more objective than partisan lens, as one could imagine Republicans recoiling from the charge of identity politics and Democrats from anything similar to nationalism, as “everyone” includes oneself and one’s party.
While agreement was low it is still a strong foundation to work with. Furthermore, there were a much higher number of respondents who answered “neither agree nor disagree” or “I don’t know” than usual.
5. Conclusion:
- The electorate continues to be strongly opposed to illegal immigration but soft on legal immigration.
- Respondents continue to be mostly indifferent to the demographic and even electoral effects of immigration.
- The number of Republicans who strongly support and Democrats who strongly oppose mass deportations are increasing.
- Tactics with high support are: deporting migrant felons, denaturalizing migrants who commit immigration fraud, making E-Verify mandatory, and having police investigate the immigration status of those they suspect of being illegal immigrants.
- Tactics with moderate support are: baring states from granting driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants, raiding illegal driver’s license databases, and forbidding illegal immigrants from accessing non-emergency public services.
- Tactics with less support are: detention centers like “Alligator Alcatraz,” offering migrants $1,000 and a one-way plane ticket to repatriate, suspending the writ of habeas corpus, and ignoring rulings from pro-migrant judges. However, that does not mean they are ineffective or can’t be popularized.
- Support for ending birthright citizenship is rising among Independents and Republicans but still needs to be improved.
- Voters are beginning to slowly understand that immigration has slowed the development of AI and robotics and agriculture, but further education on this point is required.
- The Los Angeles riots were a missed opportunity to show that migrants rarely assimilate, perhaps because they were overshadowed by foreign affairs.
- A small but not insignificant number of respondents agree with the statement “Everyone is a blood and soil nationalist for the people they actually like.”