A strong majority of Americans believe this. President-elect Donald Trump will crack down on illegal immigration, as the president-elect eyes a historic mass deportation campaign and additional border security measures when he takes office this month.
A gallop Poll A report released Thursday found that 68 percent of Americans predict Trump will crack down on illegal immigration. Only 28 percent of those polled said they would not.
Trump has made tackling illegal immigration a cornerstone of his presidential bid, as the country grapples with a historic migrant crisis at the southern border.
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“We’re going to fix our borders. We’re going to fix everything about our country,” he said after winning the election in November.
Trump has promised to launch the “biggest domestic” ever. Deportation proceedings in American history.”
The former president has also promised to “remove from the United States all known or suspected gang members, drug dealers, or cartel members” and to transfer law enforcement agencies to immigration enforcement to enact the Alien Enemies Act. will do He has also promised to resume construction of a wall on the southern border. Construction began in his first administration but was largely halted by the Biden administration.
Fox Digital has previously reported plans to expand usage. Ankle monitors of those who cannot be detained and the possibility of expanding immigration detention near major metropolitan areas. Trump has appointed former acting ICE director Tom Homan as border czar and nominated South Dakota Gov. Kristy Nome as the next secretary of homeland security.
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President-elect Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump arrive on New Year’s Eve at their Mar-a-Lago club on December 31, 2024 in Palm Beach, Florida. (Eva Marie Uzcategui/Getty Images)
Other issues on which pollsters believe Trump will win include reducing unemployment (60%), keeping America safe from terrorism (60%), improving the economy (58%) and Keeping the country out of war (55%) includes
Majorities also believe Trump will cut taxes, lower crime rates and “increase respect for America abroad.”
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Pollsters were less confident, however, that Trump would improve health care (40%), the environment (35%) and heal the country’s political divide (33%).
Fox News Poll December found that a majority of voters were enthusiastic about the incoming administration. At least half said they were optimistic (54%) or relieved (50%), and less than half felt excited (48%).
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The survey found the economy to be the most important issue (34%), with immigration and border security a distant second (21%). No other issue reached double digits, including abortion (7%), which was the top issue all year.