A new survey reveals Americans are divided on whether undocumented immigrants should be detained in military-guarded camps. Support for the proposal is strongest among Republicans, while Democrats overwhelmingly oppose the idea.
According to the Public Religion Research Institute, 47% of Americans favor detaining undocumented immigrants in military-guarded camps, including 79% of Republicans, 22% of Democrats and 47% of independents.
The survey shows growing support for mass deportations and stricter immigration enforcement, especially among Republican voters, as the 2024 presidential election approaches.
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Immigration is now a top issue for more than 70% of Republicans, according to PRRI, marking a sharp increase from previous years. By contrast, immigration ranks lower in priority for independents and Democrats, reflecting a deepening partisan divide on the issue.
Critics, including many Democrats and human rights organizations, have condemned the idea of camps as extreme and inhumane. They argue that the policy would echo historical injustices and create ethical concerns about human rights violations.
The survey also found that 51% of Americans now support building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, up from 41% in 2016. Meanwhile, support for a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants has declined.
With the 2024 election on the horizon, immigration is likely to remain a contentious topic, with stark divisions on how to handle undocumented immigrants and the broader issue of immigration reform.
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[Lauren Taylor]
A NEW SURVEY SHOWS SPLIT PUBLIC OPINION ON WHETHER UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS SHOULD BE DETAINED IN MILITARY-GUARDED CAMPS, WITH A GROWING NUMBER OF AMERICANS BACKING THE PROPOSAL.
A RECENT STUDY FROM THE PUBLIC RELIGION RESEARCH INSTITUTE REVEALS THAT NEARLY HALF OF AMERICANS ARE IN FAVOR OF ROUNDING UP AND DEPORTING UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS, EVEN IF IT INVOLVES SETTING UP GUARDED ENCAMPMENTS. WHILE 79-PERCENT OF REPUBLICANS SUPPORT THIS IDEA, FEWER INDEPENDENTS, AT 47-PERCENT, AND ONLY 22-PERCENT OF DEMOCRATS FEEL THE SAME.
THE TOPIC HAS COME TO THE FOREFRONT AS IMMIGRATION REMAINS A CRITICAL ISSUE IN THE LEAD-UP TO THE 2024 ELECTION. ACCORDING TO THE PRRI SURVEY, REPUBLICANS NOW RANK IMMIGRATION AS ONE OF THEIR TOP CONCERNS, WITH MORE THAN 70-PERCENT SAYING IT’S A CRITICAL ISSUE TO THEIR VOTE, A SHARP INCREASE FROM PREVIOUS YEARS.
THE IDEA OF ENCAMPMENTS IS DRAWING STRONG CRITICISM FROM HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS AND MANY DEMOCRATS WHO CALL IT EXTREME AND INHUMANE. OPPONENTS ARGUE THAT SETTING UP MILITARY-GUARDED CAMPS WOULD ECHO SOME OF THE DARKEST PERIODS OF HISTORY AND RAISE SERIOUS ETHICAL CONCERNS.
STILL… SUPPORT FOR TOUGHER IMMIGRATION POLICIES HAS BEEN ON THE RISE. THE SURVEY ALSO FOUND THAT 51-PERCENT OF AMERICANS NOW SUPPORT BUILDING A WALL ALONG THE U.S.-MEXICO BORDER… UP FROM 41-PERCENT IN 2016… AND SUPPORT FOR A PATH TO CITIZENSHIP FOR UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS HAS DECLINED.
AS THE NATION HEADS TOWARD ELECTION DAY, IMMIGRATION REMAINS A FLASHPOINT ISSUE. THE SURVEY RESULTS COME AS TRUMP PROMISES TO CARRY OUT MASS DEPORTATIONS USING A LAW MORE THAN TWO CENTURIES OLD… ALLOWING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO DETAIN “ENEMY ALIENS” IN TIMES OF WAR.
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